Britain was ordered into an unprecedented lockdown as coronavirus shut the UK. All “non-essential” shops were closed, with only food stores, corner shops, hardware stores, chemists, petrol stations and newsagents allowed to remain open.
People will be allowed out once a day to exercise and were warned to go shopping for food as infrequently as possible. The emergency measures to tackle the Covid-19 spread came into force and will last for three weeks before being reviewed.
Announcing the move from No10, Boris Johnson admitted: “No Prime Minister wants to enact measures like this. In a sober address, Mr Johnson said: “I know the damage that this disruption is doing and will do to people’s lives, to their businesses and to their jobs.” He