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No end to lockdown yet but ‘careful’ easing begins, British PM Johnson says Boris Johnson

No end to lockdown yet but ‘careful’ easing begins, British PM Johnson says

By Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth PiperLONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus lockdown will not end yet, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday, urging people to "stay alert" to the risks as he outlined plans to begin slowly easing measures that have closed much of the economy for seven weeks.While…
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May 10, 2020
UK Scientists Cry Foul After Government Redacts Criticism of Its Response in Key Coronavirus Report Boris Johnson

UK Scientists Cry Foul After Government Redacts Criticism of Its Response in Key Coronavirus Report

Medical personnel at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England, on May 5, 2020.Photo: Neil Hall (Pool via AP)The government of the United Kingdom has sparked a strong backlash from many in the scientific community by redacting large portions of a Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies report advising ministers on the…
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May 8, 2020
Premier League season could be cancelled if clubs don’t back neutral venues, says managers’ union Boris Johnson

Premier League season could be cancelled if clubs don’t back neutral venues, says managers’ union

Liverpool's Anfield ground may not witness Premier League action again this seasonThe 2019-20 Premier League season could be cancelled if clubs do not agree to play in neutral venues, says League Managers Association chief executive Richard Bevan.A vote is set to take place on Monday on proposals for a return…
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May 6, 2020
Airlines warn that quarantining all arrivals to the UK for 14 days would ‘completely shut off the country from the rest of the world’ Boris Johnson

Airlines warn that quarantining all arrivals to the UK for 14 days would ‘completely shut off the country from the rest of the world’

The UK's airline industry association warned that the country would be "completely shut off from the rest of the world" if a proposal to quarantine everyone who arrives in the country for 14 days is implemented.The CEO of Airlines UK, which represents many of the UK's major airlines, said the…
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May 4, 2020
One-fifth of British retailers don’t plan to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown ends Boris Johnson

One-fifth of British retailers don’t plan to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown ends

A fifth of UK retailers do not expect to reopen after the coronavirus crisis has subsided, British politicians have been told.Addressing the UK's Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy Select Committee, the chief executive of the British Independent Retailers Association, Andrew Goodacre, called the emergence spread of COVID-19 the "worst time…
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May 1, 2020
Boris Johnson dropped a big hint that British people will soon be told to wear masks to protect themselves against the coronavirus Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson dropped a big hint that British people will soon be told to wear masks to protect themselves against the coronavirus

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given the clearest indication yet that British people will probably be told to cover their faces in at least some public places."As part of coming out of the lockdown, I do think face coverings will be useful," he said on Thursday.The UK prime minister's…
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May 1, 2020
Boris Johnson dropped a big hint that British people will soon be told to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson dropped a big hint that British people will soon be told to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a daily news conference at 10 Downing Street in London on Thursday.Andrew Parsons/No 10 Downing StreetUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given the clearest indication yet that British people will probably be told to cover their faces in at least some public places."As part…
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May 1, 2020