The UK is set to announce the ‘delay’ phase of it’s coronavirus ‘battle plan’ today (Picture: Rex/LNP/PA)As the government prepares to move into the next phase of its ‘battle plan’ to fight coronavirus, Britons could soon see their social lives restricted by new measures. It is expected that advice about hygiene measures will continue to be pushed out (Picture: LNP)What is the ‘delay phase’? ‘The delay phase also buys time for the testing of drugs and initial development of vaccines and/or improved therapies or tests to help reduce the impact of the disease.’What does self-isolation mean? It is not yet known if the delay phase will affect transport (Picture: AFP)What type of social restrictions could be imposed? The delay phase aims to slow the spread of the virus and catch cases earlier (Picture: Rex)Why has it taken so long to move from the contain phase to delay?

Source: Metro March 12, 2020 08:37 UTC