Government reveals coronavirus action plan amid bleak warnings over spread | ITV News

Coronavirus could lead to a fifth of workers being absent, cause the police to drop low-priority cases and force the NHS to delay non-urgent care, according to the Government's battle plan to tackle Covid-19.

Also on Tuesday, the World Health Organization revised the global mortality rate for Covid-19 up to 3.4% from 1%.

The Government's "coronavirus action plan" reveals several emergency measures could be enacted if the virus becomes a "severe prolonged pandemic".

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