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An employee of a nearby takeaway restaurant rolls a cigarette as he has a break sitting on the pavement near Piccadilliy Circus in central London, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday imposed its most draconian peacetime restrictions due to the spread of the coronavirus on businesses and social gatherings. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

An employee of a nearby takeaway restaurant rolls a cigarette as he has a break sitting on the pavement near Piccadilliy Circus in central London, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday imposed its most draconian peacetime restrictions due to the spread of the coronavirus on businesses and social gatherings. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness.(AP Photo/Frank…

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.