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'We have nearly succeeded': Boris Johnson says the UK coronavirus lockdown must continue as he returns to work

Boris Johnson addresses the nation after he returns to work after being treated in intensive care for the coronavirus.

He says the UK has "nearly succeeded" in overcoming the first wave of the coronavirus, but insists the lockdown must continue.However, he says lifting lockdown restrictions too early would lead to a surge in deaths.Boris Johnson has insisted that the UK lockdown must continue as he returned to work for the first time since emerging from treatment in intensive care for the coronavirus.

The UK prime minister said the country had "nearly succeeded" in overcoming the first phase of the virus, and must not lift restrictions until the infection rate had sufficiently dropped. "This is the moment of opportunity, when we can press home our advantage," Johnson said speaking outside his Downing Street residence.The UK government is under growing pressure from its own MPs and some business leaders to relax, or end, the lockdown."To the shopkeepers, to the entrepreneurs, to the hospitality sector. To everyone on whom our economy depends. I understand your impatience.

 

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