Coronavirus: UK begins to move into new phase of tackling virus | 5 News

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► We are moving into a new phase of how the UK responds to the coronavirus threat; so said the government's top medical advisor today, as he outlined exactly what that would mean.

Until now, we've been in what's called the contain phase - where people and places affected by the virus are isolated to stop it spreading;

While that phase is still ongoing, Professor Chris Whitty says we've now moved mainly in to the delay phase - trying to hold off the virus reaching its peak - which could include measures like closing schools and stopping mass gatherings.

And today, we learned a bit more about what that peak period might look like, as the number of new cases here jumps to 115.

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