COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom

Deserted train station with "stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives" sign displayed.
Marylebone station in London during the first nationwide lockdown in April 2020

The COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom was a series of stay-at-home orders introduced by the British and devolved governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 23 March 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a nationwide lockdown to curb the widening outbreak of COVID-19. This involved closing many sectors and ordering the public to stay at home. It was an extension of the previous advice to avoid all non-essential contact, which was issued on 16th March, 2020.[1] This was incrementally lifted, starting from several weeks later. Similar restrictions were introduced in late 2020 and early 2021 as infections rose. Restrictions applied to certain areas, and then on a larger scale, differing between the four countries of the United Kingdom to which Health is devolved, with the central government being responsible for England.

  1. ^ Sparrow, Andrew (16 March 2020). "Boris Johnson warns Britons to avoid non-essential contact as Covid-19 death toll rises – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

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