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Johnson Urges Less Fear of Covid as U.K. Lowers Alert Level

Coronavirus transmission is no longer exponential in U.K.
Premier says new phase means people can be ‘less apprehensive’

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By Stuart Biggs

June 19, 2020 at 9:37 AM UTC

Updated on

June 19, 2020 at 4:49 PM UTC

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for people to be “less apprehensive” about Covid-19 as the U.K. lowered the pandemic alert level and he promised to get all students back to school by September.