U.K. Declares Coronavirus Imminent Threat as Europe Scrambles – The New York Times

LONDON Britain s health department declared the new coronavirus an imminent threat to public health and announced a series of measures to combat the spread of the virus, a sign of the seriousness with which local health authorities are treating the fears of the epidemic.

The newly introduced measures which apply only in England are among the first in Europe to allow the health authorities to keep individuals in quarantine if public health professionals believe they may be at risk of spreading the virus.

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