Coronavirus: Income protection enquires 'spike'

As of 9am this morning (3 March), the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases stood at 51, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told parliament. He described the threat to the UK as "increasingly serious" however claimed that the government and health services in this country are "well prepared". The government, meanwhile, has said that up to a fifth of the UK workforce may be off sick during the potential peak if the virus continues to spread. It is thought that infections in UK would peak three months after first sustained human-to-human transmission. The Prime Minister warn...