It was on the eve of “Mother's Day” on Saturday, and Boris Johnson issued a formal announcement that evening. He, who had previously said he hoped to see his mother on this holiday, recorded a message urging the British not to do so. His face was darker than usual, his words too. “The numbers are very striking, and they are accelerating. We are only a few weeks away - two or three - from Italy, ” said the Prime Minister. Adding that the Italian health system had been completely overwhelmed by the influx of patients and that the British NHS, perhaps in a worse state, was also in danger of being overwhelmed if a "collective national effort" was not undertaken . Its objective is still that the country "reverse the trend in twelve weeks".
Tougher provisions
In fact, the rate of contamination is accelerating as expected and the number of deaths has risen to 335. And government voices take turns warning that, if the measures of "social distancing" already
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