UK extends coronavirus lockdown as Boris Johnson recovers
UK hospital death toll reaches 13,729
16 April 2020 - 18:50
London — Britain extended its nationwide lockdown for at least another three weeks on Thursday, as stand-in leader Dominic Raab ordered Britons to stay at home to prevent the spread of a coronavirus outbreak which has already claimed more than 138,000 lives globally.
“Relaxing any of the measures currently in place would risk damage to both public health and the economy,” he told reporters...
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