the prime minister is meeting
officials in downing street
to discuss the crisis.
there are now 798 confirmed cases
of the virus in the uk,
but there are believed to me
thousands more undetected.
the number of deaths
here now stands at 11.
sporting events across the uk have
already experienced unprecedented
disruption with premier league
and football league games suspended
until april.
the trade body representing hotels,
restaurants and other hospitality
businesses has warned that large
chains are at risk of collapse
because of the epidemic.
the government is also drawing
up emergency plans to avoid
disruption in prisons in england
and wales with unions
saying their members face
"unprecedented" challenges
further afield, several
european union countries
have now said they'll
close their borders to most,
or all, foreigners
because of the coronavirus.
they include denmark, poland,
slovakia, czech republic
as well as cyprus.
a ban on travellers
from most of europe
entering the united...