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It now moves to the House of Lords and is on course to become law by the end of this week, enabling the Government to enforce the measures announced by the PM, which go far beyond anything seen in wartime.Closing all shops selling non-essential goods, including clothing and electronic stores and other premises including libraries, playgrounds and outdoor gyms, and places of worship
Explaining the government's decision, he said in his address:"Without a huge national effort to halt the growth of this virus, there will come a moment when no health service in the world could possibly cope; because there won't be enough ventilators, enough intensive care beds, enough doctors and nurses.
London's Labour mayor, Sadiq Khan, said:"I welcome these new rules and am directly asking all Londoners to follow them at all times in order to save lives. "We must do all we can to stop the spread of this virus and I urge people to play their part by following the measures that have been set out, and not risk their own or others' health and wellbeing by ignoring these.
"The message to employers is clear - be responsible, help workers be part and parcel of the essential efforts to support the nation. Keep workers and their families safe. That means turn to the government's job retention scheme to pay wages to keep households afloat. Please, do not sack workers - use the mechanisms that we have persuaded this government to bring in to avert mass hardship.
"Health workers are on the front line trying to save lives. By staying home we can all do our bit and help keep them safe too."
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