{"id":65363,"date":"2020-03-24T12:35:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T12:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=65363"},"modified":"2020-03-24T12:35:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T12:35:10","slug":"coronavirus-boris-johnson-announces-three-week-uk-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/coronavirus-boris-johnson-announces-three-week-uk-lockdown.html","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: Boris Johnson announces three-week UK lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\nBoris Johnson has announced a complete lockdown of the UK, banning people from leaving their homes or meeting in groups of more than two people as the Government scrambles to enforce social distancing measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<br \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\nIn a public address to the nation this evening, the Prime Minister said the public will not be allowed to leave their homes except for a few specific reasons, and could be fined \u00a330 for meeting outside in groups of more than two people.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<br \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<br \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Dqd8huHq0dE\/XnnySK80jVI\/AAAAAAAAAV4\/ZtM977S39pcCIFnM7DXmUIwJTWQdkr-swCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/_111384156_hi060739962.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"230\" data-original-width=\"410\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Dqd8huHq0dE\/XnnySK80jVI\/AAAAAAAAAV4\/ZtM977S39pcCIFnM7DXmUIwJTWQdkr-swCPcBGAYYCw\/s320\/_111384156_hi060739962.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<br \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<br \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\nAll non-essential shops will close, as will outdoor gyms, kiosks and places of worship, except for funerals.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<br \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\nThe unprecedented measures were prompted by fears in Downing Street that its coronavirus suppression measures have been ignored by the public, and modelling that suggests at least three quarters of people must follow them for the NHS to be kept afloat.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<br \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\nUnder the new lockdown, members of the public must not leave their house except to :<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<br \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\nShop for essentials, as infrequently as possible<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\nExercise outdoors once per day, alone or with household members<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\nReceive medical treatment or provide care<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\nTravel to and from work if impossible to work from home<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<br \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<b>For More Information<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/global-health\/science-and-disease\/coronavirus-latest-lockdown-panic-buying-news-cases-nhs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/coronavirus-boris-johnson-announces-three-week-uk-lockdown.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boris Johnson has announced a complete lockdown of the UK, banning people from leaving their homes or meeting in groups of more than two people as the Government scrambles to enforce social distancing measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. 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