In an unusual address to the nation Boris Johnson told citizens of the range of restrictions. Announcing the move from No10, Boris Johnson admitted: “No Prime Minister wants to enact measures like this. “The way ahead is hard, and it is still true that many lives will sadly be lost.”The Prime Minister spent days resisting mounting demands to trigger a Covid-19 shutdown. The disease could kill up to 70,000 people unless lockdown measures are beefed-up, research suggests. Experts at University College London and Cambridge University estimate current measures will result in between 35,000 and 70,000 excess deaths.

Source: Daily Mirror March 23, 2020 20:35 UTC