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UK's Johnson orders shops closed, no gatherings over virus

by Associated Press
| March 23, 2020 2:03 PM

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the public Monday night to “stay at home” for all but a few exceptions and ordered shops that don't sell essential goods to shut down as he ramped up restrictions imposed by the U.K. government in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

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