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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Jessica Sansome

How long is the UK coronavirus lockdown going to last?

In unprecedented measures, the Prime Minister announced that the UK was to go into lockdown in a bid to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

Boris Johnson ordered people to stay home and only leave the house in a few circumstances.

This only includes shopping for basic necessities; partaking in one form of exercise a day; for a medical need or travelling to work if it is absolutely necessary.

Mr Johnson announced that, on top of pubs, restaurants and gyms already being close, that all shops - apart from those selling food and pharmacies - were to shut.

Places of worship were also ordered to close with weddings, baptisms and other ceremonies cancelled and only funerals allowed to take place.

Gatherings of more than two people in public will be broken up but parks will remain open for people to exercise.

But who long is this going to be in place for?

The Prime Minister said that these strict measures will be reviewed in three weeks - which takes us to around April 13.

At this point, they could decide to extend the length of time or loosen the measures.

The decision, Mr Johnson said, would be based on the spread of coronavirus.

There have been 335 deaths from coronavirus in the UK and 6,650 confirmed cases, although the true figure is likely to be much higher as widespread testing is not taking place.

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