TOPSHOT - A pedestrian, wearing a protective face mask, walks past the Bank of England in the City of London on March 11, 2020, as Britain braces itself for an increase in cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. - The Bank of England slashed its interest rate to a record low 0.25 percent on Wednesday as part of coordinated emergency action with the UK government to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)