BRITONS RETURNING FROM CORONAVIRUS-HIT ITALY TOLD TO SELF-ISOLATE

The Guardian - People returning to the UK from quarantine zones in northern Italy should immediately self-isolate to stop the spread of coronavirus, the health secretary, Matt Hancock, has said. The British government updated its guidance on Tuesday morning and suggests anyone returning from the region north of Pisa should avoid contact with others if they start to show flu-like symptoms. Those entering the UK from areas quarantined by the Italian authorities – 10 small towns in Lombardy and one in Veneto – should follow the guidance, even if they do not have symptoms. The health secretary said the government advice was in accordance with warnings from the World Health Organization that Covid-19 could become a pandemic. “At present we don’t think there...>>>