By Ben Kerrigan-
Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson has offered a glimmer of hope that the Uk will beat the Coronavirus as he set out a battle plan designed to to mange the worst case scenario.
The government has set out its “battleplan” to tackle coronavirus as three more cases were confirmed in the UK, taking the total to 23.
Boris Johnson has ordered a “war room” to be convened in the Cabinet Office, featuring a cross-Whitehall team of communications experts and scientists ahead of a refreshed public information campaign.The plan was structured into multi layered responses catering for various departments.
Johnson’s battle plan prepares several approaches for different possible scenarios of the coronovirus should the virus become an epidemic in the UK. He says mentions Emergency indemnity coverage for health care workers to provide care or diagnostic services. Rules about staff to pupil ratios in education and childcare settings will be relaxed as part of the flexible scheme to respond to the threat of the virus.
Every government department will have a designated ministerial virus lead to help oversee the response to the global threat.The prime minister is scheduled to chair a COBRA meeting on the virus on Monday, and has said the outbreak “may very well be a challenge in the weeks and months ahead”, but that he is confident the UK can deal with it.
He said: “I have no doubt that with the help of the NHS and its incomparable staff, this country will get through it – and beat it.”According to Professor Chris Whitty, two of the three new patients had recently travelled back from Italy while the other had returned from Asia.