An 10,000 extra personnel, on top of 10,000 already at “high readiness”, will be part of a “Covid Support Force” ready to help Government departments and local resilience forums. Meanwhile, a Navy hospital ship which supported operations to curb the ebola outbreak could be used to treat coronavirus patients. “The Covid Support Force, potentially drawing upon our highly skilled scientists at Dstl or oxygen tanker drivers, will form part of a whole force effort to support the country during its time of need. Schools across the UK will shut their gates from Friday in a landmark move to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. A coronavirus test that reveals who has had Covid-19 but not shown symptoms has been hailed as a “game-changer”.

Source: Daily Mirror March 18, 2020 22:35 UTC