Coronavirus: Pictures show Burgess Hill town centre deserted on first day of lockdown
Pictures taken by photographer Eddie Howland show Burgess Hill town centre today looking eerily quiet.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson last night (March 23), imposed new stricter restrictions on people leaving their homes to help stop the spread of coronavirus, in an address to the nation from No10.
He said that people must now stay at home except for shopping for basic necessities, daily exercise, any medical need and travelling to and from essential work.
Shops selling non-essential items were also ordered to shut and gatherings in public of more than two people who do not live together were banned.
The Prime Minister’s announcement came as the UK death toll reached 335 yesterday (March 23).
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