Lockdown measures to slow the spread of coronavirus in the UK will be extended for at least three more weeks, said Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, deputising for the Prime Minister.
Mr Raab, deputising for Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he recovers from the illness, said: “Any change to our social distancing measures now would risk a significant increase in the spread of the virus.”
He added relaxing rules could cause a “second peak” which would risk increasing deaths “substantially”.
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