Murder inquiries could be hit if coronavirus reduces UK police numbers
by Vikram Dodd and Heather Stewart from Science | The Guardian on (#506KQ)
Up to one-fifth of UK workforce could be off sick at peak of epidemic, government warns
Police investigations into some homicides would be halted and 999 response times extended under contingency plans to help forces cope with a severe coronavirus outbreak, the Guardian has learned.
As the number of confirmed UK cases reached 51, the government warned that up to a fifth of the workforce could be off sick during the peak of a potential epidemic. A raft of measures would be introduced if the virus moved beyond the currently designated "contain phase," a 28-page action plan warned.
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