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UK PM Boris Johnson announces nationwide lockdown measures, telling cafes, pubs and restaurants to close


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  • “We are collectively telling cafes, pubs, bars and restaurants to close tonight as soon as they reasonably can and not to open tomorrow,” U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday.
  • The finance minister also announced that the government would pay 80% of wages for employees who are unable to work — up to 2,500 pounds a month.
  • To date, the U.K. has reported 3,297 cases of the coronavirus and 168 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. 
  • Schools in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will close until further notice from Friday.

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