Britain imposes limited lockdown to combat spread of coronavirus
Limited movement to continue, but ‘non-essential’ shops and services to close and gatherings of more than two people outside of homes to be banned
23 March 2020 - 23:06
London — Britain on Monday ordered a three-week lockdown to tackle the spread of coronavirus, shutting “non-essential” shops and services, and banning gatherings of more than two people.
“Stay at home,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a televised address to the nation, as he unveiled unprecedented peacetime measures after the country's death toll climbed to 335...
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