It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a statement by the official representative of the office of the British Prime Minister.
“The leaders agreed to work together and in coordination with the international community to combat the spread of the virus,” the report said.
It is clarified that Johnson during a conversation with Macron spoke about Britain's approach to COVID-2019, which consists of steps to contain the virus, slow its spread, study its origin and look for a cure for it, as well as mitigation actions in case coronavirus spread wider.
Earlier it was reported that the number of confirmed cases of infection with a new coronavirus infection in the UK reached 85, in France - 285.
On February 24, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the situation with COVID-19 is about an “epidemic in various parts of the world,” although coronavirus infection “has the potential for a pandemic.”