U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday gave a stark assessment of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it the “worst public health crisis for a generation” and telling British families that many are going to lose loved ones because of the virus. “This is the worst public crisis for a generation, some people compare it to seasonal flu, alas that is not right," he said. Johnson addressed reporters after holding an emergency COBRA meeting of top Cabinet officials to discuss the growing global pandemic. IRELAND ANNOUNCES SWEEPING MEASURES TO COMBAT CORONAVIRUS, SCHOOLS TO CLOSE FOR TWO WEEKS“We have not witnessed a pandemic of this nature in living memory and this is uncharted territory for us,” Varadkar said from Washington, D.C. Johnson is a close ally of Trump, who has in turn supported Johnson's push to take Britain out of the European Union.

Source: Fox News March 12, 2020 18:56 UTC