Great Britain to begin phase 2 war on Coronavirus

And government officials confirmed on Wednesday evening that a cabinet minister has been isolated and tested for coronary. Understandably, the minister is still awaiting test results, the Financial Times wrote.

The status change in the fight against the virus will become known Thursday after Boris Johnson, prime minister, chaired a meeting of Cobra, the government's emergency planning committee, according to Downing Street officials.

It could mean the introduction of measures such as the provisional closure of schools and colleges and the ban on several major public gatherings. Work at home can be encouraged as part of the official movement in a new phase, to be signed by medical government experts.

However, Chancellor Richi Sunak said Thursday that the government did not see why it would follow American President Donald Trump's move and ban from most European countries to enter the country for 30 days.

For the next phase, the strategy will be to prove and slow the spread of the virus to push the peak into the summer.

Chris Whitty, England's leading medical director, has repeatedly warned against the early presentation of such measures as “social financing”.

Speaking at a conference organised by Nuffield Trust late last month, he said that while “the removal of the pik” blast would be good for NHS, “Some of the things we would have to do would come at a social cost”. He also suggested that any measure should last more than two months.

Matt Hancock, the health secretary, said on Wednesday that authorities had decided to “keep parliament open”, despite news, as well as evidence for a cabinet minister, small health minister Nadine Dorries was diagnosed with the virus, becoming the first member of parliament to date become infected.