U.K. Looks to Slow Coronavirus By a Different, Albeit Controversial, Way

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U.K. Looks to Slow Coronavirus By a Different, Albeit Controversial, Way
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Rather than ban mass gatherings and travel, the U.K. government is encouraging people to wash hands and stay home if they are sick

While one government after another announces drastic measures to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus, the British government is taking a different tack.

It has decided travel bans like the one imposed by President Trump are largely useless at this stage of the epidemic, and it hasn’t followed many governments in Europe in banning big sporting events or closing schools—though admits such bans at some point may be necessary.

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