Officials were drawing up plans on Thursday night for the shutdown of London, including compiling lists of key workers who will be needed on the frontline to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, along with his medical and scientific advisers, has given the capital one last chance to fully obey rules on social distancing or else they will carry out a threat to enforce the closure of pubs, restaurants, cafes and cinemas.
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