THE government extended the coronavirus lockdown yesterday for at least three more weeks.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab made the announcement during the daily Covid-19 press conference at Downing Street following Cobra and Cabinet meetings on continuing social-distancing rules.
Mr Raab, who is de facto Prime Minister while Boris Johnson recovers from Covid-19, warned that relaxing the rules imposed since March 23 could cause a “second peak” in case numbers and risk “substantially” more deaths.
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