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UK lockdown will last 'significant' period: govt

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An arrangement of British Sunday newspapers photographed as an illustration in Liverpool, north west England on March 29, 2020, shows the front page stories reporting on Britain's Prime Minister's comments that 'Things will get worse before they get better', as life in Britain continues during the nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic. - Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Saturday the coronavirus outbreak will get worse before it gets better, as the number of deaths in Britain rose 260 in one day to over 1,000. The Conservative leader, who himself tested positive for CO
An arrangement of British Sunday newspapers photographed as an illustration in Liverpool, north west England on March 29, 2020, shows the front page stories reporting on Britain's Prime Minister's comments that 'Things will get worse before they get better', as life in Britain continues during the nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic. - Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Saturday the coronavirus outbreak will get worse before it gets better, as the number of deaths in Britain rose 260 in one day to over 1,000. The Conservative leader, who himself tested positive for CO
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The British government admitted on Sunday that the coronavirus lockdown could last a “significant” time as a leading expert warned it could be in place until June.

“I can't make an accurate prediction but everyone I think does have to prepare for a significant period when these measures are still in place,” cabinet minister Michael Gove told the BBC.

Britons have been told to stay inside wherever possible to limit the spread of Covid-19, joining millions of people on lockdown worldwide.

An arrangement of British Sunday newspapers photographed as an illustration in Liverpool, north west England on March 29, 2020, shows the front page stories reporting on Britain's prime minister's comments that "things will get worse before they get better". Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Saturday that the coronavirus outbreak will get worse before it gets better, as the number of deaths in Britain rose 260 in one day to over 1,000. The Conservative leader, who himself tested positive for COVID-19 this week, issued the warning in a leaflet being sent to all UK households explaining how their actions can help limit the spread. "We know things will get worse before they get better," Johnson wrote. — AFP
An arrangement of British Sunday newspapers photographed as an illustration in Liverpool, north west England on March 29, 2020, shows the front page stories reporting on Britain's prime minister's comments that "things will get worse before they get better". Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Saturday that the coronavirus outbreak will get worse before it gets better, as the number of deaths in Britain rose 260 in one day to over 1,000. The Conservative leader, who himself tested positive for COVID-19 this week, issued the warning in a leaflet being sent to all UK households explaining how their actions can help limit the spread. "We know things will get worse before they get better," Johnson wrote. — AFP

The measure was introduced amid warnings that infection rates were spiralling, and new figures on Sunday revealed that 1,228 people with coronavirus have now died in Britain.

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