Boris Johnson places UK under lockdown to stop spread of coronavirus

Published March 23, 2020 9:07pm ET



Prime Minister Boris Johnson implemented a series of restrictive measures in the United Kingdom to prevent people from leaving their homes in hopes of stopping the spread of the coronavirus.

On Monday, Johnson announced that he had given law enforcement the authority to punish people for leaving their homes for nonessential reasons. He explained, “From this evening, I must give the British people a very simple instruction: You must stay at home.”

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