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Streets are mostly empty and Theatres are closed in the normally busy theatreland area of central London, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday imposed its most draconian peacetime restrictions on businesses and public gatherings due to the spread of the coronavirus. The highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus can cause mild symptoms, but for some it can cause severe illness including pneumonia..(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Streets are mostly empty and Theatres are closed in the normally busy theatreland area of central London, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday imposed its most draconian peacetime restrictions on businesses and public gatherings due to the spread of the coronavirus. The highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus can cause mild symptoms, but for some it can cause severe illness including pneumonia..(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

March 24, 2020

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UK clamps down to fight virus, but confusion still reigns
March 24, 2020 5:16 p.m.

UK clamps down to fight virus, but confusion still reigns

LONDON (AP) — Confusion rippled through Britain on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a three-week halt to all non-essential activity to fight the spread of the new coronavirus.