No-go zones” could be created in areas where outbreaks of Coronavirus are severe, and mass school closures and the cancellation of large events such as sports matches could also be on the cards as the Government is set to publish its a detailed action plan setting out the measures that may be required to slow the spread of coronavirus in the coming weeks.
Millions of people could be advised to work from home in the coming weeks and to avoid public transport where possible while rules could be relaxed to allow people to volunteer at local hospitals more easily to ease the burden on the NHS.
”Scientists do not believe the virus is spreading unchecked in Britain, but this is expected to change within days.When it does, a peak is expected six weeks later, with an outbreak expected to last for several months.” reports the Times this morning.
The expected measures will be announced at 10.30 this morning a at aDowning Street press conference where the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty will explain the range of dramatic options the government is considering if and when the virus starts to spread rapidly across the U.K.
