When and How Will the U.K. Coronavirus Lockdown End? 

  • Government has set five key tests for lifting the restrictions
  • Prime Minister is wary of a potential second wave of the virus
U.K. Extends Virus Lockdown by a Further Three Weeks
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The U.K. has been in a nationwide lockdown since March 23 in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But closing schools, shops and businesses has come with a heavy economic price, and pressure is building on the government to relax the confinement.