The government has declared an economic 'war' on the coronavirus today and proposed handing emergency powers to police and immigration officers to detain people to force them to isolate.
Today Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rushi Sunak unveiled new measures from mortgage repayment holidays to business loans in £330billion package.
Today's announcements come after the latest official figures issued today recorded the UK death toll rising to 71. The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases rose to 1,950 as 407 more patients were diagnosed over 24 hours.
Brits have also been advised against all non-essential world travel for a period of at least 30 days from today as countries around the world close borders, and struggling airlines cancel flights.
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