Coronavirus: UK expected to move to 'delay' phase of outbreak

Coronavirus: UK expected to move to 'delay' phase of outbreak The government is expected to announce that it is stepping up its response to the coronavirus.

It is anticipated the UK will switch to tactics aimed at delaying its spread, rather than containing it, when the government's emergency committee meets.

It comes after the World Health Organization labelled the outbreak of the disease as a pandemic.

Schools, colleges and other public facilities in the Republic of Ireland are to close until 29 March.

Overnight, Donald Trump suspended travel to the US from 26 European countries - but not the UK or Ireland. BBC News

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