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tested. the other patient was
said to be a King’s College
London university student in
the School of Immunology
and Microbiology.
Professor Whitty said yes-
terday it was ‘likely’ the dis-
ease was being transmitted
in the community. ‘At this
point in time we think it is
likely – not definite – that we
will move into onward trans-
mission and an epidemic here
in the uK,’ he told radio 4’s
today programme.
Officials hope by delaying
the peak of the epidemic until
t h e s u m m e r, t h e o v e r a l l
number of cases will be lower.
this is partly because chil-
dren may be off school for
the holidays – who would
otherwise spread the disease- and the virus may well lose
its potency as the weather
gets warmer.
Scientists yesterday said
the move by ministers to only
release bulletins on a weekly
basis was a ‘massive breach
of trust’ as people deserved
t o k n o w w h e t h e r c e r t a i n
parts of the country were
virus ‘hotspots’.
M e d i c a l O f f i c e r P r o f e s s o r C h r i s
Whitty will make a final decision, but
a Whitehall source said a shift ‘now
looks inevitable’.
this would mark a major turning
point in the outbreak and could lead
to new guidance on social distancing –
including a ban on handshaking – as
well as the cancellation of some sport-
ing events and other mass gatherings.
In an interview yesterday, Professor
Whitty warned the virus was probably
already spreading person-to-person in
the uK and an epidemic was looking
‘likely’. On another dramatic day:
n Italy took the extraordinary step of
closing all schools and universities
until next month and prepared to shut
down cinemas and theatres after the
death toll in the country rose to 107;
n researchers believe the original
strain of the Covid-19 virus has
mutated into a more aggressive type
after crossing from animals into
humans in Wuhan late last year;
n In response to panic buying in shops,
it emerged retailers are considering
rationing essentials such as toilet
paper and anti-bacterial cleaners;
n King’s College Hospital in London
was partially locked down after two
patients tested positive for the virus;
n the Government was criticised after
it said it will no longer publish dailyContinued from Page One
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4-statutory sick pay from the
first day they are off work, not
the fourth;
n the Italy vs england Six
Nations game was postponed.
If the Government does
decide to move to the ‘delay’
phase there are likely to be a
raft of new measures to slow
the spread of the disease.
these could include ‘social
distancing’ guidelines such as
advising people not to shake
hands, hug or kiss and to
stand a certain distance away
from others. the advice could
be even more strict for the
over 65s, the group most at
risk of catching coronavirus in
the first place and then dying
from complications.
A Whitehall source said the
final decision over whether to
switch to a strategy of trying
to delay the spread couldeven hospitals. Many elderly
patients attend frequent out-
patient appointments or rely
on social care visits, making
them very susceptible to
becoming infected.
At King’s College Hospital,
one of those who tested posi-
tive was a patient on a ward for
frail elderly people who have
suffered fractures or falls, the
Daily telegraph reported.
Around 18 other patients oncome as early as today. Schools
are unlikely to be told to close
however – despite measures
taken by Italy and Japan – as
ministers are worried about
the impact on the economy,
the NHS and pupils’ exams.
the Department of Health is
expected to publish separate
guidelines for the elderly in the
next few days which will
explain whether or not they
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and 5pmParliament may
be shut down to
help halt virus
THE Houses of Parliament could shut
their doors or allow MPs and Lords to
vote remotely in a bid to stop the
spread of coronavirus.
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle
has held talks with England’s Chief Med-
ical Officer to discuss plans for if the
outbreak gets worse.
MPs yesterday suggested holding
debates by video link and introducing
electronic voting so politicians do not
need to travel to Westminster.
There are particular concerns about
how the virus could affect members of
the House of Lords, who have an aver-
age age of 70. More than a hundred
peers are over 80 years old. The dis-
ease has been found to be more dan-
gerous for older people.
at Prime Minister’s Questions yester-
day, the SNP’s Carol Monaghan raised
fears that MPs could bring the infec-
tion back to Parliament from their
constituencies.
She said: ‘Every week 650 of us come
here from every part of the UK, spend
several days operating in close proxim-
ity and meeting people from all over
the world, and we then return to our
constituencies, potentially becoming
the very vectors that we are trying toshut down.’ In response, Boris Johnson
said: ‘The chief medical officer and the
chief scientific adviser, together with
the Health Secretary, will be saying a
little bit more in the next couple of days
about what we are going to do to delay
the advance of coronavirus – in Parlia-
ment and in other large gatherings.’
The Prime Minister’s spokesman said:
‘Discussions are already taking place
with parliamentary authorities and sci-
entific and medical advisers.
‘I’m sure Parliament will be led by the
advice of the experts in terms of taking
the steps it needs in order to protect
the people who work there.’
a Parliament spokesman added: ‘We
are monitoring the situation closely
and continue to work with the Depart-
ment for Health and Public Health Eng-
land. We have taken a range of precau-
tionary measures including placing
information posters across the Parlia-
mentary Estate encouraging thorough
handwashing.’
It is understood the Commons has
now used more soap in the last week
than it normally does in a month.By John Stevens
Deputy Political Editor‘No hugging
and kissing’updates on the locations of new coro-
navirus cases;
n Boris Johnson spoke to french
president emmanuel Macron to dis-
cuss an international response to
the outbreak;
n Andrew Bailey, who will take over as
the new Bank of england governor on
March 16, said he had already dis-
cussed plans for an emergency lending
package for business;
n the producers of the new James
Bond film announced that its release
was being put back by seven months;
n Ministers said workers would get