U.K. officials on Wednesday announced that all schools will be closed indefinitely starting Friday in response to the coronavirus that took an additional 32 lives. Schools for children of parents who work in essential public services or are disadvantaged will keep their doors open, the BBC reported. Speaking from 10 Downing Street during a press conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson stressed the need to move further and faster if tighter rules are required. UK CORONAVIRUS ADVISER WHO MET WITH BORIS JOHNSON REVEALS HE MIGHT HAVE ILLNESS"Looking at where we are now, we think now that we must apply further downward pressure on that upward curve by closing the schools," he said. Confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the U.K. rose to more than 2,600 on Wednesday, with at least 72 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Source: Fox News March 18, 2020 18:45 UTC