Latest on coronavirus outbreak in UK

The United Kingdom has confirmed 29,474 total COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, 4,324 more than the day before, according to the National Health Service (NHS).

The death toll rose by 563 to 2,352 in total by 1600 GMT on March 31.

According to a Downing Street spokesman, more than 2,000 of the 1.3 million full-time NHS England staff have been tested for COVID-19.

The British government is working with the industry to address a shortage in the chemicals required for coronavirus testing kits, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Wednesday.

Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said that the Edinburgh Festival will not take place in August for the first "in more than 70 years" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.