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The UK will now ensure daily deliveries of personal protective equipment to frontline workers, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.
He told the daily coronavirus briefing it had been a "Herculean effort", after criticism the government was not doing enough to protect critical NHS staff.
Officials told the briefing the lockdown was "beginning to pay off" but it was still a "dangerous situation".
The UK recorded another 980 hospital deaths, bringing the total to 8,958.
But England's deputy chief medical officer, Jonathan Van-Tam, warned it was "impossible to say we have peaked", adding that the measures the country was taking with social distancing needed to continue.
The UK's daily death toll, which does not include those who died in care homes or the community, has now exceeded the worst daily figures seen in Italy and Spain.
The total number of deaths worldwide has now passed 100,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University in the US.
Mr Hancock told the briefing at Downing Street that the daily deliveries of protective equipment to 58,000 health and care providers would start next week, but he said it must be used only where it was most needed.
"There's enough PPE to go around, but only if it's used in line with our guidance. We need everyone to treat PPE like the precious resource that it is," he said.
He also cautioned against using protective gear outside of health and social care settings, saying handwashing, social distancing and staying at home were the best ways for people to stay safe.
"A front door is better than any face mask," Mr Hancock said.
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