The UK lockdown has been extended by at least another three weeks as the death toll soared to over 13,700 across Britain. Addressing the daily Downing Street coronavirus news conference, Foreign Secretary Dominic Rabb announced the strict measures will continue across the country.
He said: “Any change to social distancing measures now would risk a significant increase in the spread of the virus.” He added that the lifting of restrictions would “threaten a second peak of the virus” which would threaten both public health and the economy.Ministers agreed the need to prolong social distancing measures following meetings of the Cabinet and the Government's emergency committee Cobra, amid signs the epidemic in the UK is beginning to peak.The
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