European authorities are creating a patchwork of measures to stop or slow down the coronavirus
Pedestrians wearing face masks walk along a bridge with St Paul's Cathedral in the background in London on March 12, 2020 | Isabel Infantes/AFP via Getty Images. Those with even mild symptoms are being asked to stay at home for seven days. In the later stages of the outbreak, around the peak, the elderly and vulnerable are expected to be asked to self-isolate for several weeks.
Those returning from a range of other countries are expected to self-isolate only if they develop symptoms. The government has booked out a hotel near Heathrow Airport so people can self-isolate immediately, but it cannot force people to do so.Schools have only closed when a pupil or staff member has tested positive or if someone at the school had close contact with a confirmed case.
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