Experts have warned that slowing the speed at which coronavirus hits the country could prove vital in preventing deaths \u2013 they call this \u2018flattening the curve\u2019.<\/p>\n
Boris Johnson\u00a0called coronavirus \u2018the worst public health crisis for a generation\u2019 as the UK\u2019s leading health and science experts warned we must all do our bit to help ease pressure on the NHS in the weeks and months to come.<\/p>\n
Announcing a move from the \u2018containment\u2019 phase into the \u2018delay\u2019 phase of the governement\u2019s four-step battle plan against the disease, the PM said anyone with symptoms, however mild, such as a continuous cough or high temperature, must now stay at home for seven days.<\/p>\n