UK residents told to stay home or face a fine

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a tough new lockdown to tackle coronavirus, warning people to stay at home or face a fine. In an historic TV address to the nation, the prime minister said all shops apart from food stores and chemists were required to close immediately, meeting friends will be banned and just one form of exercise a day will be allowed. The COVID-19 lockdown, which will be in force for at least three weeks, follows growing pressure in recent days from the government's top medical advisers and senior politicians. Announcing powers not seen since wartime, Mr Johnson said 'from this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction - you must stay at home". Image: AP

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