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5 November 2020

Mannequins stand in the windows of a temporarily closed branch of clothing retailer Next on a near-deserted Oxford Street in London, England, on November 5, 2020. England today began its second national coronavirus lockdown with pubs, bars, restaurants and non-essential shops all required to close until the currently scheduled end date of December 2. People have meanwhile been told to stay home as much as possible, although schools and other educational institutions are this time being being kept open. The new shutdown was announced by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday, citing fears that covid-19 again threatened to overwhelm the National Health Service (NHS).

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7 April 2020

Shops stand closed on a near-deserted Oxford Street in London, England, on April 6, 2020. Britain began its third week of coronavirus lockdown today, with the measures widely expected to be extended once the initial three-week period of restrictions is up. As the country continues to await its epidemic 'peak', figures released today reveal that a total of 51,608 people have now tested positive for the covid-19 coronavirus in the UK, up 3,802 from yesterday, with 5,373 so far having died. Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital in London last night with 'persistent symptoms' of the coronavirus, was tonight moved to intensive care after his condition was said to have deteriorated over the course of this afternoon. Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, is deputising as required.

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27 March 2020

Mannequins stand in the window of a temporarily closed branch of clothing retailer Next on a near-deserted Oxford Street in London, England, on March 26, 2020. According to the latest daily figures a total of 578 people have so far died across the UK after testing positive for the covid-19 coronavirus. Hospitals in London, where around a third of cases have been diagnosed, are under particular strain. One senior hospital figure, Chris Hopson of the group NHS Providers, warned today of a 'tsunami' of cases to hit hospitals in the capital over the coming weeks.

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