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Tuesday, 14 April 2020 13:10

UK prepares to extend virus lockdown, says peak has not passed

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The British government warned Monday it would not be lifting a nationwide lockdown anytime soon as the country remains in the grip of a coronavirus outbreak that has claimed more than 11,000 lives. As quoted by AFP.com (13/4)  Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is deputizing for Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he recovers from his own bout of COVID-19, said there were some "positive" signs of progress. But he warned at a daily media briefing that the government is  still not past the peak of this virus.The government must decide by Thursday whether to maintain three-week-old rules to keep schools and shops shut and order people to stay in their homes to try to stop coronavirus spreading//AFP

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