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Britain facing total coronavirus lockdown like Italy in 'just 14 days'

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Britain could be facing a total coronavirus lockdown in as little as two weeks, an expert has warned. Biology expert, Francois Balloux, said the Covid-19 crisis "cannot be contained any more".

He spoke as Italy placed the entire nation into lockdown, with the streets of top tourist destinations including Rome and Venice left completely empty.

But he warned Britain could be forced to take the same action in as little as a fortnight. Mr Balloux, of the University College London Genetics Institute, said: "The trajectory in the UK is so far roughly comparable to the one in northern Italy, but with the epidemic (there) two to three weeks ahead of the situation (here). “It is possible that a lockdown strategy similar to the one imposed in

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