LONDON, March 19 — Britain announced yesterday it would be closing schools in the coming days to stem the spread of coronavirus, as the death toll topped 100 and Londoners braced for tougher measures to tackle the outbreak. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had held off following the lead of other...
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses a news conference to give a daily update on the government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak, inside 10 Downing Street in London March 18, 2020. — AFP pic
“After schools shut their gates from Friday afternoon, they will remain closed,” he told his daily news conference, without providing a date for their re-opening. “Everyone must follow the advice to protect themselves and their families, but also, more importantly to protect the wider public,” he said.Speculation is rife that London in particular could soon be subject to more draconian measures, as the capital records the most number of cases.
But MPs will gather today to debate new emergency legislation to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, which ministers hope to push through within days. So far Britain has around 2,600 cases, but chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance this week warned that 55,000 Britons could have the virus at a “reasonable” estimate.
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