UK government considers forcing non-essential shops to close – reports

Debenhams, Nando’s, Primark and more join shutdown list in attempt to stem coronavirusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK government is reportedly considering forcing the closure of all non-essential shops in an escalation of measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.It comes as McDonald’s, Nando’s, Costa Coffee, Primark, Debenhams and Waterstones joined the growing list of restaurant chains and retailers closing all their UK out