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Diwali 'will be difficult' amid coronavirus as celebrations move online

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Diwali celebrations are moving online in a bid to beat coronavirus - as the Chancellor warns people to stick to lockdown rules.

Rishi Sunak warned celebrating Diwali will be difficult this year as England remains in a nationwide lockdown to halt the spread of Covid-19.

Mr Sunak, a practising Hindu, lit candles outside 11 Downing Street on Thursday to mark the festival of light and has urged others celebrating to "follow the rules." Speaking to the BBC, he said: "For us as Hindus, Diwali is special, and it's going to be difficult this year. "But we've got Zoom, we've got the phone, and most importantly, we've got each other." With England laying claim to some of the world's biggest Diwali events, many councils are providing celebrations

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