Mr Johnson ordered people to only leave the house for a few specific reasons. Here is the list of reasons he gave for why people may leave their homes: Shopping for basic necessities Mr Johnson asked the public to go out to buy basic necessities such as food and medicine "as infrequently as possible" and to use delivery services where they could.

He said all shops selling non-essential goods, including clothing and electronic stores, would be closed immediately. Shops permitted to stay open include: supermarkets and other food shops, health shops, pharmacies including non-dispensing pharmacies,

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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