Britain will stay in COVID-19 lockdown for another three weeks until five key tests are met to avoid a devastating second coronavirus peak, Dominic Raab said tonight.

The First Secretary of State told the nation that their efforts to stay home and stop the spread of coronavirus had been working , but more time is needed to get a full grip on the crisis.

He declared this evening: "The Government has decided the current measures must remain in place for at least the next three weeks."

And he laid out five tests that Britain must meet before the rules can be changed.
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