Entire families will have to stay at home and self-isolate for 14 days if just one family member is infected with the deadly coronavirus, it has been reported.
Government scientists say the extreme measures will be brought in over the next two weeks in a move to prevent the spread of the disease in the UK as the number of cases reaches 1,140.
Yesterday, the number of deaths in the UK almost doubled to 21. Now, in the next stage of the "delay" strategy, parents will be told to keep their children off school and stay home from work if the family is told to self-isolate, The Sunday Telegraph reports.
The warning follows the government announcement that anyone with a persistent cough or a fever above 37.5 degrees should self isolate for seven
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