Sunderland LIVE news: Boris Johnson tells cafes, restaurant, bars and gyms to close tonight and not reopen tomorrow
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Yesterday Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that we could 'turn the tide' in 12 weeks as he talked about the possibility of a significant increase in testing.
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