The U.K. government is facing growing calls to take more drastic measures to combat the coronavirus.
The government noted that "in the coming weeks, we will be introducing further social distancing measures for older and vulnerable people, asking them to self-isolate regardless of symptoms" but said that "if we introduce this next stage too early, the measures will not protect us at the time of greatest risk but could have a huge social impact."
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a laboratory at the Public Health England National Infection Service in Colindale on March 1, 2020 in London, England.The government backtracked from the comments this weekend after a group of over 200 scientists openly questioned the wisdom of that approach, telling the government"Under unconstrained growth, this outbreak will affect millions of people in the next few weeks.
In the worst hit countries of Italy and Spain, only grocery stores and pharmacies remain open as the southern European countries tackle their worst public health emergency in recent years.
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