The UK started going into total shutdown on Saturday after the federal government gotten in touch with bars, clubs, movie theaters, theatres and all other social locations to close their doors indefinitely to the general public in reaction to the rapidly-spreading novel coronavirus pandemic.
The decision, that would be reviewed on a month-by-month basis, came a day after England registered its greatest dive in death toll of 39 to strike 177.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said all the venues normally used to bring people together need to now close their doors to keep individuals physically apart.
Mr. Johnson said that after talks with all parts of the UK’s devolved federal governments, the cumulative choice was for coffee shops, clubs, bars, dining establishments, nightclubs, theatres, movie theaters, gyms and leisure centres to stop trading, though an alternative for a takeaway variation for the food industry remains available.
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These are locations where people come together, and undoubtedly the whole function of these companies is to bring people together. The sad thing is that today for now, at least physically, we require to keep individuals apart, he stated.
Chief constables in every police across the UK will start engaging civil contingencies developed to react to events such as rioting and terrorism to enforce the shutdown.
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