National newspapers all scrambled to give extensive coverage of Boris Johnson’s historic announcement Johnson puts
UK into lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn a historic day for
Britain, all of the national newspapers have given over their front pages to news of the unprecedented coronavirus lockdown.
The Guardian says today that
Boris Johnson will order
police to enforce a strict coronavirus lockdown, with gatherings of more than two people banned. The headline: “PM: Stay at home, this is a national emergency”.