London calls new coronavirus 'serious and imminent threat'

The British government on Monday warned the outbreak of novel coronavirus was a "serious and imminent threat" and announced new measures to protect the public.

"The incidence of transmission of novel Coronavirus constitutes a serious and imminent threat to public health," the health ministry said in a statement. 

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