By: TP News     Date: 3/25/2020 4:38:56 PM

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Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms "but otherwise remains in good health", a spokesman said.The Duchess of Cornwall has also been tested but does not have the virus.

There are more than 8,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom, with 422 deaths.

The British parliament is expected to close on Wednesday because of the outbreak, with MPs sent home a week early for their Easter break, AFP reported.

The government has put forward a motion for the House of Commons, the lower elected chamber, to shut at the end of Wednesday's proceedings until April 21.Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick told the BBC that it was a "sensible" decision given the nationwide shut down of non-essential shops and services, and the government order for people to stay at home.