UK urges citizens to stay at home over Easter, police ready to get tough

British police had warned they will more readily use new emergency powers to fine who flouted the restrictions during the four-day Easter holiday.

LONDON - The British government urged people to stay at home over the Easter holidays, concerned that the pull of wanting to see family and friends could undermine efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Although the government has said the lockdown is broadly being well observed, people's resolve has already been tested by unseasonably warm weather, with more forecast over the next few days. A YouGov opinion poll found 74% of the public backed the way officers have enforced the lockdown so far, but 32% thought they had sometimes gone too far.

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