Crunch week for sites as Johnson promises tougher measures if coronavirus advice ignored

By Dave Rogers2020-03-23T06:00:00

Pressure piles on industry to begin shutting down swathes of jobs

Questions over how long sites can remain open for intensified last night after Boris Johnson said the government is considering introducing more draconian measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

Yesterday, the number of UK cases stood at 5,683, up 13% on the previous day’s figure, with the number of deaths now at 281, a rise of 17% on Saturday’s figure.

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