Despite rising concern among parents, the government has said it will not be closing schools - yet. But the advice for adults had changed drastically with them being told to avoid public gatherings big and small. "We think at the moment on balance it's much better if we can keep schools open, for all sorts of reasons. But minutes earlier Mr Johnson had said adults must stop "all non-essential social contact" to help contain the coronavirus, Boris Johnson has said. The UK has stepped up the number of tests it is carrying out, but is not testing based on geography of cases.

Source: Daily Mirror March 16, 2020 17:33 UTC