Boris Johnson today set the stage for sweeping measures to combat a major UK coronavirus outbreak – with Britons facing European-style curbs on their movement and leisure activities to avoid thousands of deaths. The government is bracing Britons for the virus to spread further and faster after the number of cases in this country hit 40, up four since yesterday. The PM finally waded in to take personal charge of the response by chairing a Cobra emergency committee meeting this morning. The session agreed a new ‘battle plan’, which will be officially published tomorrow. But Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed this afternoon that the UK might need to copy the measures taken by other European states ‘at more advanced stages of an outbreak’. That could mean a French-style ban on crowds, cancelling sporting events, fines for entering restricted areas as in Italy, encouraging vulnerable over-60s to stay at home, and advising against physical contact during greetings. It came as the head of the World Health Organization warned that that authorities around the world were in ‘uncharted territory’ but that the virus could be contained. Ryanair has become the latest airline to cancel flights due to a drop in demand caused by… Read full this story
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