U.K. Virus Restrictions May Last Months With Death Toll Rising
- Top health official says deaths to increase in coming weeks
- Gove says that lockdown could last for significant period
Workers at the shuttered The Ritz hotel bring in a British Union Flag, also known as Union Jack, in London.
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Lockdown measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus could last for months in the U.K. and the death toll will probably get worse in the coming weeks, according to the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England Jenny Harries.