'Serious chance of coronavirus turning into full UK pandemic'
Matt Hancock said today there was a serious chance of it turning into a pandemicBoris Johnson is set to tell nervous Brits the deadly coronavirus could change everybody's livesThe PM could order schools to shut down, urge people to work from home or avoid travel - and even create no-go zones to contain the spread.He told Sky News: "We don’t rule out that kind of thing, but... the impact of the disease is greatest for elderly and vulnerable people.
A worst case scenario would see 80 per cent of people infected, and four per cent needing hospital care.
Mr Hancock told the BBC earlier: "The advice is the impact of shaking hands is negligible. As long as you wash your hands, shaking hands is OK.Thousands of deaths could be on the cards, it is feared. Yesterday the PM said it was "highly likely" the virus would spread more widely "in the coming days and weeks".
However medics were baffled by another new case — a patient from Harlow, Essex, who had no contact with anyone from any hotspots.What to do if you're worried you've got coronavirus It is incredibly contagious and is spread through contact with anything the virus is on as well as infected breath, coughs or sneezes.If you have cold-like symptoms, you can help protect others by staying home when you are sick and avoiding contact with others.
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