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The UK is a world leader in preparing for serious disease outbreaks like coronavirus NewsColony AS cases of coronavirus rise in the UK and around the world, Sun readers will understandably be concerned. This virus will continue to spread, but the UK is a world leader in preparing for serious disease outbreaks like this. 4 The Government will do everything in its power to tackle this disease, but we all need to play our part Credit: PA:Press Association 4 Dr Harries is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England Credit: EPA We are continuing to work to contain the virus, detecting cases as early as possible and tracing close contacts. It is now likely the virus is going to spread so we are stepping up planning to delay the peak of the outbreak to reduce the number of patients coming into the NHS during our busy winter period. We may in the future recommend certain measures, such as working from home or asking more vulnerable people to stay at home. But in doing so we...