Millions of workers start working from home to leave trains, tubes and roads empty and some services facing the axe completely

Millions of workers across the country have today started to work from home in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus, leaving empty carriages on trains and spacious roads up and down the UK.

Some train service are facing a complete axe as the transport secretary today claimed that a decline in passengers would lead to services being cut. 

Many workers based in London this morning snubbed public transport and a District Line tube had just a handful of passengers on what would usually be a packed train. 

This is while London Euston, a station that connects London to other areas of the country such as Birmingham, Glasgow and Chester was also quiet with just a handful of people roaming around outside.

 

So far in the UK coronavirus has killed 35 people and there have been 1,372 confirmed cases and official guidance has recommended that people should implement social distancing where possible.

The government has not yet told businesses to close their offices and companies allowing their staff to work from home are doing so as a precaution in order to prevent the spread of the disease across their work forces. 

Despite many working from home, thousands kept calm and carried on this morning with many determined to continue their commute regardless. 

It was revealed yesterday that the over 70s could be forced to self-isolate and that people who refuse to go into quarantine risk being thrown into jail or being slapped with a fine of up to £1,000.

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020, published on the government's website, says those suspected of infection could be held for up to 14 days in a secure hospital or other suitable location.

Anybody who tries to make an escape can be taken into custody before being returned to detention or isolation, the regulations state.





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