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Britain ramps up battle against coronavirus just as it accelerates towards its peak

Published: March 17, 2020 11:53 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Digital Content Producer

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Copy of 2020-03-16T102208Z_1346675417_RC2YKF9ULK47_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-1584431659570 — People, some wearing protective face masks, walk through the City of London. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday shut down social life in Britain and ordered the most vulnerable to isolate for 12 weeks, ramping up the battle against a coronavirus outbreak just as it accelerates towards its peak. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Britain_Virus_Outbreak_60194.jpg-39b3d-1584431606045 — Staff from The Sondheim Theatre, London, inform patrons, as it shuts its doors. Britain, which had stood apart from other nations in the relaxed nature of its response to the coronavirus, hardened those measures significantly, urging people to stop going to pubs or restaurants, and putting in place strict quarantine policies for those infected by the virus. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Britain_Virus_Outbreak_35175.jpg-3390c-1584431616564 — Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a press conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus pandemic with chief medical officer Chris Whitty and Chief scientific officer Sir Patrick Vallance Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-03-15T190903Z_1313254525_RC2JKF9GS7OT_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-IRELAND-PUBS-1584431689816 — "Now is the time for everyone to stop nonessential contact with others and to stop all unnecessary travel," Johnson said in the speech. "We need people to start working from home where they possibly can. And you should avoid pubs, clubs, theaters and other such social venues." | Above: A notice about coronavirus is pictured as pub doors are locked in the Temple Bar area, in Dublin. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T160006Z_239177011_RC24LF95JFXU_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-FRANCE-PSA-1584431638231 — Prime Minister Johnson also urged all British citizens to stop "non-essential" travel and contact with other people in an effort to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak. | Above: The Vauxhall plan is seen closed in Luton Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T150034Z_716504613_RC23LF9R9A71_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-1584431646648 — The Edinburgh airport is pictured empty amid concerns over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread, in Edinburgh, Scotland Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 682710-01-08-1584431650112 — A picture shows the boarded-off Holiday Inn hotel, close to Heathrow Airport, west of London. Britain's Department of Health has block-booked a hotel close to London Heathrow Airport, to use as a quarantine zone for any people entering the country who may have been exposed to the new coronavirus. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Britain_Virus_Outbreak_97554.jpg-92dd1-1584431611557 — Staff from The Prince of Wales Theatre, London, inform patrons, as it shuts its doors Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-03-16T161733Z_509114634_RC24LF9QK12U_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-1584431634581 — People walk through a sparsely populated Tate Modern in London Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T165103Z_1516063791_RC24LF95ESZM_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SOCCER-ENGLAND-1584431631587 — General view of a closed cafe near Goodison Park as the Premier League is suspended Image Credit: Action Images via Reuters

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Copy of 2020-03-16T173604Z_1978246685_RC25LF9Z6Z06_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-1584431623262 — A Pret a Manger cafe stands almost empty near Trafalgar Square in London Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T184304Z_330718646_RC2IKF9DGLOC_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-IRELAND-PUBS-1584431693543 — Two people read the closure notice in the window of The Norseman pub, as bars across Ireland close voluntarily to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Dublin Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Britain_Virus_Outbreak_83970.jpg-bc509-1584431666585 — A sparsely-filled carriage on an Underground train in west London as many office staff in the capital opted to work from home Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Ireland_Virus_Outbreak_63086.jpg-98f02-1584431680275 — A man dressed as St Patrick walks past a closed bar in Dublin city centre Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Britain_Virus_Outbreak_85099.jpg-d6c59-1584431603099 — Staff from The Prince Edward, London, inform patrons, as it shuts its doors Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-03-16T105119Z_1785670940_RC2YKF97PSCY_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-1584431662908 — A usually busy M25 motorway near St Albans is seen almost empty Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T174436Z_1343109257_RC25LF9K4RDK_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-1584431620576 — A sign informing customers that the coffee shop is closed due to coronavirus is seen in Knutsford Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Britain_Virus_Outbreak_22304.jpg-13deb~1-1584431656679 — Nearly empty supermarket shelves in Ashford, south east England Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-03-16T212739Z_643758335_RC29LF9W52K2_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-1584431600201 — A couple sit at a restaurant on usually busy street in Clapham, in London Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Britain_Virus_Outbreak_46295.jpg-988b1~1-1584431653834 — A man wears a mask as he reads on a tube in London Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-03-16T170305Z_1412621828_RC25LF9B0IK6_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SOCCER-ENGLAND-1584431627251 — General view of The Winslow Hotel and Goodison Park as the Premier League is suspended Image Credit: Action Images via Reuters

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Copy of 2020-03-16T102712Z_1525718563_RC2YKF9XVWXU_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-1584431670703 — A picture shows a hand sanitiser station at the entrance to the Bank of England, in London Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T191151Z_1217474461_RC2JKF9T979X_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-IRELAND-PUBS-1584431686764 — Tourists with face masks walk around Temple Bar area, as bars across Ireland close voluntarily to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Dublin Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Ireland_Virus_Outbreak_47494.jpg-e64c5-1584431684044 — A man wearing a face mask walks past a closed pub in Dublin city centre Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-03-16T161652Z_1762595907_RC24LF9AB0FW_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-1584431640727 — An employee sits down inside an empty gallery inside the Tate Modern in London Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T153220Z_1847538549_RC23LF93KDH7_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-1584431643737 — A man wears a protective mask as he travels on a bus in Manchester Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Britain_Virus_Outbreak_26944.jpg-0b88f-1584431608685 — Staff from The Lyric Theatre, London, inform patrons, as it shuts its doors Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 681631-01-08-1584431591599 — Shoppers wearing masks are faced with partially empty shelves at a supermarket in London, as consumers worry about product shortages, leading to the stockpiling of household products Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Ireland_Virus_Outbreak_34715.jpg-b78a2-1584431675559 — People wearing face masks walk past a closed pub in Dublin city centre Image Credit: AP

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Copy of BRITAIN-VIRUS-3~1-1584431596291 — An unusually quiet financial district in London Image Credit: NYT

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