British people with coronavirus symptoms told to stay at home for at least 7 days
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Brits with even the most mild coronavirus symptoms should stay at home for at least seven days, Boris Johnson says.Johnson warned the country that COVID-19 was "the worst public health crisis for a generation."The UK's chief scientific advisor said the true number of confirmed cases could be as many as 10,000.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Johnson confirmed that Britain had moved into the "delay" phase of its plan for combating the COVID-19 virus, with the number of confirmed cases growing on a daily basis. "It's clear that coronavirus continues, and will continue, to spread across the world and our country over the next few months. We've done what can be done to contain this disease and this has brought us valuable time," he said."This is the worst public health crisis for a generation. Some people compare it to seasonal flu. Alas that is not right."Many more families are going to lose loved ones before their time.
"There is no escaping the reality that these measures will cause severe disruption across our country for many months," the prime minister said. UK Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance said that while the number of confirmed cases in the UK was 590, the true number of cases was probably somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000.Our Brexit Insider Facebook group is the best place for up-to-date news and analysis about Britain’s departure from the EU, direct from Business Insider’s political reporters. Join
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