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UK lockdown could last for months

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the coronavirus crisis in the country is going to get worse before it gets better and a senior official has said that the lockdown could last for months. The government will gradually lift restrictions as time goes on but this won't happen for some time.

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Mon Mar 30 - Reuters

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