PM Boris Johnson had held taking action because of the impact to the workforce. FMTNews Covid19
Johnson’s government has come under pressure to do more to tackle the outbreak of Covid-19.
But as the outbreak spreads and the death toll reached 104, up from 71 in a day, he said schools would be closed indefinitely later this week. Johnson earlier this week advised people to work from home and avoid unnecessary social contact and travel, warning the infection rate was starting to spike. “We know London is ahead of the rest of us so we may see more stringent measures than even those that we have announced so far,” Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said in Edinburgh earlier.
The government says its powers will only be used when “absolutely necessary” and the bill has support from opposition parties. 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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