British PM Johnson says coronavirus spreading faster in London than rest of UK, urges end to 'non-essential' contact and travel

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LONDON (REUTERS) - Coronavirus in spreading faster in London than in other parts of Britain, with the capital a few weeks nearer the peak of the epidemic than elsewhere, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday (March 16) as he stepped up the response to the crisis.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LONDON - Coronavirus in spreading faster in London than in other parts of Britain, with the capital a few weeks nearer the peak of the epidemic than elsewhere, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday as he stepped up the response to the crisis.

"Now is the time for everyone to stop non essential contact with others and to stop all unnecessary travel," Johnson said at a news conference in Downing Street. Home working, he said, should begin in earnest."We need people to start working from home where they possibly can," Johnson said."And you should avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues."

 

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