Number of Brits with coronavirus symptoms drops by 75 percent since the start of April according to data-app
THE number of Britons showing coronavirus symptoms has dropped by 75 percent since the beginning of April, according to a data-tracking app.
Latest analysis from the King's College estimates that there are now around 462,000 people with symptoms of the virus - down from 1.9million on April 1.
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The results seem to show that the lockdown is working as less people have reported showing signs of COVID-19 in the past few weeks.
Developed by researchers at King's College London and company ZOE, the data-tracking app is helping predict the scale of the coronavirus outbreak in the UK.
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Anyone - including healthy people, those who think they might have Covid-19 and those who have been diagnosed with the virus - can download the app and fill out some forms which describe their health and ask about possible coronavirus symptoms.
The first set of data was released on March 26 and suggested that around one in 10 people were ill with, or had already had, COVID-19.
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About 2.3million people in the UK have used the app so far, but the data collected by researchers becomes more accurate as more people sign up.
The research team at King's College London previously found out that loss of smell or taste is a common symptom of Covid-19.
Confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK today increased to 124,743 after 4,676 more people tested positive for COVID-19.
More than 500,000 tests have been carried out in Britain with 19,316 taking place yesterday.
The current death toll in the UK stands at 16,509.
During tonight's press conference, Chancellor Rishi Sunak addressed the current personal protective equipment shortage which the government has been criticised on.
He said the government is working hard to get the appropriate PPE that NHS staff need to protect themselves from contracting the virus - adding that medics "deserve to have the equipment they need to do their job safely."
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