'We are planning in case coronavirus gets much worse': UK health minister

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Reuters
01 March, 2020, 03:30 pm
Last modified: 01 March, 2020, 03:32 pm
“We have got a clear strategy for dealing with coronavirus - a very, very significant challenge”
A Union Jack flag flutters as Big Ben clock tower is seen behind at the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain September 11, 2019/ Reuters

Britain is planning for the global coronavirus epidemic to get worse, health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, describing the outbreak as a "very, very significant challenge".

"We have got a clear strategy for dealing with coronavirus - a very, very significant challenge," Hancock told Sky News. "We're also planning in case this gets worse, much worse."

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