The UK could be hit by "thousands of cases" of coronavirus and hundreds will die if we do not ban all large public gatherings and limit public transport, a top diseases expert warned today.
Sergio Brusin of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, warns Britain could be on lockdown in as little as a fortnight unless ministers take drastic action - and soon.
Speaking on the BBC's soon-to-be-axed Victoria Derbyshire Show, Mr Brusin said the UK Government has mere "days" to do what is required to prevent deadly COVID-19 coronavirus taking a hold of Britain as it has in Italy.
The expert said all large-scale gatherings, such as sports matches and music shows, should be banned, Daily Star Online reports.
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