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UK May Ease Lockdown Restrictions Before May 7


Mon 27 Apr 2020 | 11:25 AM
NaDa Mustafa

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions before May 7 after he returned to Downing Street on Sunday night, according to the Telegraph.

Johnson returned to work on Monday (Apr 27) more than three weeks after being hospitalized for the COVID-19 and spending three days in intensive care.

The official number of deaths related to COVID-19 in hospitals across the UK rose to 20,732, up by 413 in 24 hours, while confirmed cases stood at 152,840, up by 4,463.

It is worth mentioning that, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.

Worldwide, the number of cases neared 2.8 million cases and the number of deaths passed the 200,000, with the US accounting for over 53,000, or more than 25 percent of the total.

The virus caused complete paralysis in all sports activities worldwide, as many countries around the world suspended all the sporting activities due to concerns over the spread of the virus.

More cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease COVID-19, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in Italy, and Iran.