Empty check-in desks at the Jet2 desk at Edinburgh Airport, Scotland, Saturday March 14, 2020. British budget airline Jet2 apparently turned back in midair all its planes bound for Spain on Saturday as it announced the cancellation of all its flights to the country. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
March 15, 2020
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March 15, 2020 1:31 p.m.
UK eyes plan to have over-70s isolate from virus for months
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom plans to escalate its virus-fighting measures, its top health official said Sunday, indicating that Britain is edging closer to tactics adopted by its European neighbors that so far the government has resisted.