The United Kingdom Is Closed: Johnson Shutters Pubs and Restaurants

The United Kingdom Is Closed: Johnson Shutters Pubs and Restaurants
People in a bar in Newcastle, England, on March 20, 2020. Lee Smith/Reuters
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LONDON—Prime Minister Boris Johnson effectively closed down the United Kingdom on Friday, ordering pubs, restaurants, theaters, cinemas and gyms to shut their doors in a bid to slow down the accelerating spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus.

As the CCP virus outbreak sweeps across the world, governments, companies and investors are grappling with the biggest public health crisis since the 1918 influenza pandemic, panicked populations and imploding financial markets.