This has put pressure on the government over its response to the outbreak, and also made it cautious about lifting restrictions
A man walks in the middle of a deserted Westminster Bridge, as the spread of Covid-19 continues, in London, Britain. Picture: REUTERS/HANNAH McKAY
The government will also face questions if, as likely, it fails to meet a target heath minister Matt Hancock set of carrying out 100,000 daily tests for the coronavirus by the end of April, with testing seen as key to ending the lockdown. Johnson cautioned on Monday that it would be risky to relax the strict economic and social limits imposed six weeks ago, but with rising unemployment and many companies crippled, the government is coming under pressure to outline an exit strategy.
The opposition Labour Party has accused the government of being slow to react to the crisis, by delaying the imposition of the lockdown then failing to ramp up the provision of protective equipment to front-line staff and the number of tests.
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