The British Prime Minister has ordered the UK to lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Calling the virus the �biggest threat� the UK has faced in decades, Boris Johnson said people across the country must �stay home� in order to halt the growth of Covid-19 and protect the health care system.

�Without a huge national effort to halt the growth of this virus, there will come a moment when no health service in the world could possibly cope; because there won�t be enough ventilators, enough intensive care beds, enough doctors and nurses,� Johnson said in a televised address.

People will be allowed to leave their homes for limited purposes:

• Shopping for basic necessities, as infrequently as possible
• One form of exercise a day � for example a run, walk, or cycle � alone or with members of your household
• Any medical need, to provide care or to help a vulnerable person
• Traveling to and from work, but only where this is absolutely necessary and cannot be done from home.

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�If you don�t follow the rules, the police will have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings,� he said. The measures will be in place for three weeks and then will be reviewed.

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