Coronavirus: what a London lockdown would look like

Boris Johnson prepared to introduce ‘further and faster measures’ to tackle outbreak

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A near-deserted Trafalgar Square
(Image credit: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

London is facing a potential lockdown as Boris Johnson warns that he is prepared to take “further and faster measures” to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.

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