The Guardian view on the UK’s coronavirus plan: sensible, but belated | Editorial

A measured response is appropriate. But important questions remain about our ability to tackle Covid-19As Covid-19 has spread, to more than 70 countries already, people are learning not only about the new coronavirus, but about their governments’ ability to respond to it. In many countries, from China to South Korea and Iran, anger at the shortcomings is widely held and deeply felt. With a low but fast-growing tally of 51 cases in the UK, the British government, none too soon, has publishe