Coronavirus: PM announcing strict new curbs on life in UK
Other premises including libraries, playgrounds and outdoor gyms, and places of worship must also close immediately.The government is also stopping all social events, including weddings, baptisms and other ceremonies - but funerals will be allowed."We will look again in three weeks, and relax them if the evidence shows we are able to," he added.The prime minister said the measures were necessary to tackle"the biggest threat this country has faced for decades".
"And as we have seen elsewhere, in other countries that also have fantastic health care systems, that is the moment of real danger.
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