Coronavirus: Britain orders lockdown as WHO warns pandemic 'accelerating'

British PM Boris Johnson ordered a 3-week shutdown of "non-essential" shops and services and banned gatherings of more than two people. WHO warned that the global pandemic was clearly "accelerating." The number of coronavirus deaths surged past 16,100 on Monday, with over 361,500 infections in over 174 countries and territories.

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