Coronavirus: UK may cancel large gatherings as part of ‘battle plan’
Johnson says ‘very significant expansion’ of UK cases possible, with 39 already confirmed
British prime minister Boris Johnson has said that the outbreak of coronavirus in the UK has not forced him to change his habits, claiming that he shook hands with Covid-19 patients during a hospital visit.
The British government unveiled its “battle plan” to tackle the spread of coronavirus on Tuesday, with possible measures including school closures, home working and cancelling large-scale gatherings to delay the peak of the outbreak.
The United Kingdom has so far had 39 confirmed cases of the virus, and prime minister Boris Johnson said on Monday a “very significant expansion” was possible.