One in Five U.K. Workers Could Go Off Sick as Virus Cases Rise
- Health Secretary: Widespread outbreak ‘becoming more likely’
- 51 confirmed cases of coronavirus diagnosed in U.K. by Tuesday
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British businesses were warned as many as 20% of their workers could be forced to take time off during peak periods of infection if the U.K. is hit by a widespread outbreak of coronavirus.
As the number of confirmed infections in the U.K. rose to 51, the government published its plan for dealing with the disease. It included an estimate that in a worst-case, a fifth of the workforce -- more than 6 million people -- could be absent.