The
United Kingdom stood increasingly apart Friday as countries across Europe and around the world shut schools and universities, scrapped sports tournaments and shuttered bars and restaurants in response to the new coronavirus.
The
British government has not restricted the everyday activities of U.K. residents by banning large public gatherings or suspending transit networks.
More than 60,000 horse-racing fans packed a course in
England on Friday for the final day of the Cheltenham Festival, one of the few sporting events in Europe still taking place.