Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus, officials have confirmed, as the second day of the UK-wide lockdown gets underway.

The 71-year-old heir to the throne is said to be displaying “mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual.”

His wife, Camilla, has been tested and does not have the virus.

Prince Charles’s office said: “It is not possible to ascertain from whom the Prince caught the virus owing to the high number of engagements he carried out in his public role during recent weeks.”

Cases of the virus continue to rise across the UK, with more than 8,000 confirmed as of 9am on Tuesday (March 24)

It marks a jump of more than 1,400 cases from the equivalent figure 24 hours earlier, marking the biggest day-on-day increase so far.

Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases has reached 628 in Wales as of March 25, according to Public Health Wales (PHW).

But Dr Giri Shankar, incident director for the Covid-19 outbreak response at PHW, said the "the true number of cases is likely to be higher".

A further five deaths were confirmed in Wales, raising the total number to 22.

The region experiencing the worst outbreak is the Aneurin Bevan health board, which has the highest rate of infections per person in the mainland UK outside of London.

The Prime Minister is under growing pressure to stop non-essential construction workers heading to building sites as the country continues social distancing measures.

Boris Johnson is expected to address the issue during the Prime Minister's Questions today (March 25).

There's also growing pressure to address overcrowding on the Tube in London, as essential workers have been pictured standing shoulder-to-shoulder with others on rush hour trains.

In a statement posted to Twitter, London mayor Sadiq Khan said: “Nearly a third of TfL’s staff are now off sick of self-isolating - including train drivers and crucial control centre staff. He said it's expected services will be reduced further as more staff go off sick or need to self-isolate.

He urged "more Londoners to do the right thing and stay at home”.

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