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As UK schools and pubs close, London avoids lockdown for now

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As UK schools and pubs close, London avoids lockdown for now

London is not under lockdown, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered schools, pubs, and other social venues to close, except for delivery and take out, and people have been warned to stay indoors whenever possible. Frank Langfitt, NPR correspondent and author of “The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China," joins Hari Sreenivasan with more.

03/21/2020

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