Pregnant women will be told to stay at home for 12 weeks after being added to the 'at risk' list in new coronavirus guidance issued by the government.
It is the first time the government have officially grouped pregnant women with the elderly and more vulnerable. Public Health England chief medical officer Chris Whitty said over 70s, women who are pregnant and people with chronic health conditions must limit their social contact, He described the new guidance for those more at risk as "absolutely critical".
Boris Johnson announced that those in vulnerable groups - including all those over 70 - would be asked to avoid contact by isolating except in very specific circumstances.
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