Boris Johnson Orders Near-Total Lockdown of the U.K. for Three Weeks

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced he would impose an almost-complete lockdown throughout the United Kingdom in response to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.Britain will close all nonessential stores, ban meetings of more than two people, and forbid residents from leaving their homes for nonessential purposes for the next three weeks, with police instructed to fine offenders.“No prime minister wants to enact measures like this,” Johnson said in announcing the restrictions