A volunteer NHS army is being assembled to fight the deadly coronavirus as Boris Johnson warned of a "mass epidemic" in the UK.
Officials are desperately trying to speed up the six-month process to become a hospital volunteer, with helpers likely to be asked to feed patients as well as move them around wards and deliver medicines.
Retired doctors and nurses could also be forced to re-register with medical watchdogs and provide treatment with full insurance in something of a 'Dad's Army' set up, in another likely step.
Other potential measures include travellers being detained at the country's borders if officials suspect they have the virus, while big gatherings may be called off if the contagion spreads - and people could be encouraged
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