‘COVID-19 Now Government’s Top Priority’, British PM, Boris Johnson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus was now the Government’s top priority.

He told Sky News on Friday that he had met with the Health Secretary and chief medical officers to discuss the preparations.
He said:

“On the issue of coronavirus, which obviously is a great concern to people, I just want to reassure everybody and say that the NHS is making every possible preparation.

“As you can imagine, the issue of coronavirus is something that is now the Government’s top priority.

“I have just had a meeting with the chief medical officer and Secretary of State for Health talking about the preparations that we need to make.”