UK to close all schools from Friday as confirmed COVID-19 cases exceed 2,600

Photo taken on March 18, 2020 shows the closed Microsoft store at Oxford Circus in London, Britain. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that all schools in the country will close from Friday after health authorities confirmed a death toll of 104 and a total of 2,626 infected cases of the novel coronavirus across the country. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)