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Tim Baker

Coronavirus news LIVE: Two deaths in Italy as Brits return from Diamond Princess cruise ship

Diamond Princess evacuees arrive at Boscombe Down (Picture: Getty Images)

Parts of northern Italy have been put on lockdown following the death of a 78-year-old man from coronavirus.

There are reports that a second person has died in 24 hours in the Lombardy region - which includes Milan - and that a dozen towns have been cut off to stop the spread of the virus.

It comes as an evacuation flight for British passengers on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship touched down in the UK.

The group, who had been quarantined on the cruise ship off the coast of Japan, landed at Ministry of Defence base Boscombe Down on Saturday morning.

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