Coronavirus in UK live blog: latest as PM said to be 'cautious' about easing lockdown for fear of second infection wave

Alex Nelson
By Alex Nelson

Jobs, finance and retail writer

Published 20th Apr 2020, 07:43 BST
Updated 20th Apr 2020, 07:44 BST

Follow the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak in our live blog below

We will be providing live updates until 6pm this evening.

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