The British public have been told “to stop non-essential contact with others”.Prime Minister Boris Johnson also asked people to stop all unnecessary travel.In a Downing Street address to the nation, he set out the need for “drastic action” to tackle the “fast growth” of the virus.He said: “Our objective is to flatten and delay the peak of the epidemic, bringing forward the right measures at the right time so that we minimise suffering and save life.“Last week we asked people to stay at home if you had one of two key symptoms – a high temperature or a new and continuous cough.
Today, we need to go further.“It looks as though we are approaching the fast growth part of the upward curve, and without drastic action, cases could double every five
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