Prince George and Princess Charlotte's school becomes the latest to send pupils home for coronavirus isolation - as NINE shut despite advice it's 'unnecessary', offices are closed and sports fixtures cancelled across UK
By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline16:02 GMT 26 Feb 2020 , updated 03:10 GMT 27 Feb 2020
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Coronavirus chaos and confusion is gripping almost every part of British life today as schools defied the Government and closed, big businesses shut down and major sporting events were postponed because of the explosion of new cases in Europe.
Four pupils at the Thomas's Battersea school in southwest London have been sent home and are awaiting test results, it was reported this evening.
It comes as at least 13 schools across the UK closed their doors over fears of the virus spreading.
Fears are intensifying over the spread of the killer virus because 12 people have died in Italy since Friday – while France reported another fatality today and Greece and North Macedonia became the latest countries to record cases as the infection toll on the continent surpassed 400, reaching 458.
Ireland's rugby match against Italy on Saturday was postponed today amid fears Italian fans could bring the virus to Dublin – but England's Six Nations fixture in Rome on March 14 is still going ahead. England's FA is holding urgent talks today about whether it is safe to host Italy's football team for a Wembley friendly on March 27.
By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline16:02 GMT 26 Feb 2020 , updated 03:10 GMT 27 Feb 2020
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- 80,000 people have caught coronavirus around the world, with global death toll now at more than 2,700
- Hundreds of new cases in Europe raising fears about spread to the UK with 11 dead in Italy since Friday alone
- More than 30 UK schools have shut or sent people home despite Health Secretary urging them to stay open
- 160 Britons face a fortnight trapped in quarantine in a Tenerife hotel with travel plans for millions up in the air
- US oil company Chevron has sent home around 300 British staff from his London HQ after one worker felt ill
- Ireland's Six Nations clash with Italy in Dublin is called off - but England matches still currently going ahead
- This afternoon an office building in the Fitzrovia area of London was closed, with an employee being tested
Coronavirus chaos and confusion is gripping almost every part of British life today as schools defied the Government and closed, big businesses shut down and major sporting events were postponed because of the explosion of new cases in Europe.
Four pupils at the Thomas's Battersea school in southwest London have been sent home and are awaiting test results, it was reported this evening.
It comes as at least 13 schools across the UK closed their doors over fears of the virus spreading.
Fears are intensifying over the spread of the killer virus because 12 people have died in Italy since Friday – while France reported another fatality today and Greece and North Macedonia became the latest countries to record cases as the infection toll on the continent surpassed 400, reaching 458.
Ireland's rugby match against Italy on Saturday was postponed today amid fears Italian fans could bring the virus to Dublin – but England's Six Nations fixture in Rome on March 14 is still going ahead. England's FA is holding urgent talks today about whether it is safe to host Italy's football team for a Wembley friendly on March 27.