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SHUT BRITAIN Boris Johnson tells 1.4m they must stay in for 12 WEEKS and everyone else should avoid going out
OVER a million people should stay inside their homes for 12 weeks and everyone else must avoid going out, Boris Johnson told the nation today.
In dramatic actions not seen since World War Two, the PM drastically ramped up Britain's battleplan - shutting down mass gatherings and urging everyone to stop non-essential travel and contact with others.
Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates
He said that means all Brits (around 66million people) staying out of pubs, clubs, theatres and cinemas for weeks - and potentially months into the summer.
All who can can should work from home, he said.
The over 70s, those who are pregnant, and anyone with underlying health conditions (around 20million Brits) should try not to leave their homes if they can, and avoid crowded spaces immediately.
This will continue for the "long haul" - likely weeks or months.
And those with severe illnesses like cancer (around 1.4million Brits) must start cocooning themselves in their homes and get food delivered in from this weekend.
They will be shielded from social contact for around 12 weeks.
It comes as 55 Brits have been killed by the illness, with more than 1,500 cases across the country.
The number of cases could DOUBLE every five or six days if Britain doesn't take "draconian" action now, the PM warned the country, in the most drastic action taken so far to tackle the disease.
The PM announced major crackdown rules today including:
"I don’t think there’s really been anything like it in peacetime.
"It’s a very considerable, psychological, behavioural change that we’re asking you, we’re asking the public, the nation to do.
"But I’ve absolutely no doubt that we can do it, that we can do it together."
It came as President Emmanuel Macron tonight announced a total shutdown of France with its borders closed and all social gatherings banned from tomorrow.
The lockdown will be enforceable by law - unlike in Britain.
And Donald Trump recommended a drastic shutdown of the US too - with the President even considering a nationwide curfew.
Boris said: "We are asking people to do something difficult and that will disrupt their lives."
But he stressed that the most vulnerable were the focus of today's new measures.
The number of cases has spiralled faster than experts thought, prompting the Government to push ahead with measures quickly, he said.
In a stark change from last week, Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said Britain is now entering “the fast growth part of the upward curve”.
Five days ago during the trio’s last press conference, his modelling predicted the contagion’s peak was 10 to 14 weeks off.
Boris added: "I know we are today asking a lot from everybody, but I can tell you people and businesses are responding with amazing energy and creativity.
"I want to thank everybody for the part you are playing, and are going to play."
SHUT BRITAIN Boris Johnson tells 1.4m they must stay in for 12 WEEKS and everyone else should avoid going out
OVER a million people should stay inside their homes for 12 weeks and everyone else must avoid going out, Boris Johnson told the nation today.
In dramatic actions not seen since World War Two, the PM drastically ramped up Britain's battleplan - shutting down mass gatherings and urging everyone to stop non-essential travel and contact with others.
Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updatesHe said that means all Brits (around 66million people) staying out of pubs, clubs, theatres and cinemas for weeks - and potentially months into the summer.
All who can can should work from home, he said.
The over 70s, those who are pregnant, and anyone with underlying health conditions (around 20million Brits) should try not to leave their homes if they can, and avoid crowded spaces immediately.
This will continue for the "long haul" - likely weeks or months.
And those with severe illnesses like cancer (around 1.4million Brits) must start cocooning themselves in their homes and get food delivered in from this weekend.
They will be shielded from social contact for around 12 weeks.
It comes as 55 Brits have been killed by the illness, with more than 1,500 cases across the country.
The number of cases could DOUBLE every five or six days if Britain doesn't take "draconian" action now, the PM warned the country, in the most drastic action taken so far to tackle the disease.
The PM announced major crackdown rules today including:
- Whole families with symptoms such as a cough or a temperature should stay at home for TWO WEEKS to stop spreading it on to anyone else
- From tomorrow, the Government will no longer support mass gatherings either, meaning concerts and all major sporting events are likely to be cancelled
- Pregnant women will be told to avoid social contact with others too - sparking fresh fears for anyone expecting
- The PM refused to rule out drastic curfews like in other countries
- London is at the centre of the outbreak and was ahead of the rest of the country
- Schools will stay open for now - but they will be told to send kids with a cough home to stop the spread
"I don’t think there’s really been anything like it in peacetime.
"It’s a very considerable, psychological, behavioural change that we’re asking you, we’re asking the public, the nation to do.
"But I’ve absolutely no doubt that we can do it, that we can do it together."
It came as President Emmanuel Macron tonight announced a total shutdown of France with its borders closed and all social gatherings banned from tomorrow.
The lockdown will be enforceable by law - unlike in Britain.
And Donald Trump recommended a drastic shutdown of the US too - with the President even considering a nationwide curfew.
Boris said: "We are asking people to do something difficult and that will disrupt their lives."
But he stressed that the most vulnerable were the focus of today's new measures.
The number of cases has spiralled faster than experts thought, prompting the Government to push ahead with measures quickly, he said.
In a stark change from last week, Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said Britain is now entering “the fast growth part of the upward curve”.
Five days ago during the trio’s last press conference, his modelling predicted the contagion’s peak was 10 to 14 weeks off.
Boris added: "I know we are today asking a lot from everybody, but I can tell you people and businesses are responding with amazing energy and creativity.
"I want to thank everybody for the part you are playing, and are going to play."
