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Coronavirus LIVE: bars, clubs, restaurants and gyms to close and 'not reopen tomorrow'

By Rachel Mackie and Sam Shedden

Published 20th Mar 2020, 07:09 GMT

Updated 20th Mar 2020, 18:03 GMT

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Boris Johnson says all cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants must close

Johnson says the government is strengthening the measures announced on Monday to avoid unnecessary social contact.

Following agreement of all the four nations of the UK, Johnson said all cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants must close tonight.

Nightclubs, theatres, gyms, cinemas and leisure centres must also close on the same timescale.

A sixth patient in Scotland diagnosed with Covid-19 has died.

There are now 322 confirmed positive coronavirus cases across Scotland

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