Boris was live for a BBC breaking news special for a Corona briefing. Says it is the "worst public health crisis in this generation". 596 cases right now but the estimate is 10k.
The govt response as shown
- UK to move into 'delay phase' to tackle virus (suppress the peak so health service can cope with it) slowing down the spread
- Older people with poor health to stay at home
- All school trips abroad to be banned
- Only people in hospital will be tested
- Self-isolate if fever or persistent cough
Chief scientific advisor estimates around 5-10k people have the virus in the UK now.
“Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK's chief scientific adviser, says it is "likely we've got somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 people infected" with the coronavirus in the UK at the moment https://t.co/uwJOIBtUWY #CoronavirusPandemic https://t.co/xBtYrmPTpq”
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