Pubs, gyms, leisure centres and cinemas will be told to shut across London as the coronavirus clampdown tightens its grip. The Evening Standard is reporting Boris Johnson will shortly announce the measures after an earlier meeting.

The PM has so far advised Britons to avoid pubs and other social gatherings. Johnson is due to hold a news conference at 5pm on Friday.

It comes as the UK looks to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus, which is claiming more lives each day. At the time of publication 144 were said to have died in the UK and 3,269 contracted the virus over all.

The move to close pubs, if confirmed, would put the UK's containment measures in line with Spain, France and Italy, who have already shuttered cafes, pubs and cinemas

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