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Boris Johnson Outlines Plan To Ease Coronavirus Restrictions In U.K.

In an address to the nation on Sunday, the prime minister called on those who cannot do their jobs from home, such as construction and factory workers, to return to their workplaces.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined plans Sunday for a phased reopening of Britain's economy, citing decreasing coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths, and asked anyone who cannot perform their jobs from home, such as construction and factory workers, to return to work.

"There are millions of people who are both fearful of this terrible disease, and at the same time also

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