FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State of Health Matt Hancock arrives at Downing Street in London, Britain, February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain announced a jump in coronavirus cases on Sunday, with 12 new infections taking the total to 35, as health minister Matt Hancock said the government was preparing for the global epidemic to get worse.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair a meeting of the government's emergency response committee on Monday, signalling a stepping up in attempts to tackle a virus that began in China, where authorities estimate it has killed almost 3,000 people worldwide.
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