Boris Johnson has said people in the UK should avoid non-essential travel and contact with others to curb coronavirus.The prime minister said people should work from home where possible as part of a range of stringent new measures. Pregnant women, people over the age of 70 and those with certain health conditions should consider the advice particularly important, he said. People in at-risk groups will be asked within days to stay home for 12 weeks. Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the House of Commons the disease is now accelerating. In the first of a series of daily briefings on the virus, which causes the Covid-19 disease, Mr Johnson said: drastic action was needed as the UK approaches the fast-growing part of the upward curve in the number of cases.Mr Johnson said that by next weekend, those with the most serious health conditions must be largely shielded from social contact for around 12 weeks.The prime minister will host Monday's press conference with UK chief medical adviser, Prof Chris Whitty, and Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK's chief scientific adviser.

鲍里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）曾说过，英国的人们应该避免“不必要的”旅行和与他人接触以遏制冠状病毒。首相说，作为一系列严格的新措施的一部分，人们应该尽可能在家中工作。他说，孕妇，70岁以上的人和有一定健康状况的人应考虑“特别重要”的建议。高危人群将在几天之内被要求留在家里12周。卫生部长马特·汉考克（Matt Hancock）对下议院说：“这种疾病正在加速发展”。在有关引起Covid-19病的病毒的每日简报系列的第一部分中，约翰逊先生说：随着英国接近“向上曲线的快速增长部分”，需要采取“严厉行动”。案件。约翰逊先生说，到下周末，那些健康状况最严重的人必须“在大约12周的时间里完全避免与社会交往”。总理将与英国首席医学顾问克里斯·惠蒂教授以及英国首席科学顾问帕特里克·瓦伦斯爵士一起主持星期一的新闻发布会。