NEW: U.K Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells Brits they must now stay home, with very few exceptions, or risk facing fines — part of sweeping new restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered the closure of most retail stores and banned public gatherings of more than two in a stepped-up response to slow the coronavirus.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered the closure of most retail stores and banned public gatherings of more than two in a stepped-up response to slow the coronavirus.U.K Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced sweeping new restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus.
"No prime minister wants to enact measures like this. I know the damage that this disruption is doing and will do to people's lives, to their businesses and to their jobs," Johnson said in a videoThe U.K. government had threatened to take these more restrictive measures after thousands of people failed to heed its advice to practice social distancing this past weekend.
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