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Lockdown ‘will last until at least May 7’: Dominic Raab ‘to tell country on Thursday they face another three weeks of coronavirus restrictions’ with the pandemic peak still days away

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Speaking at yesterday’s press conference, Mr Raab said: ‘This week SAGE [Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies] will review the evidence of the effectiveness of the social distancing measures that we have taken and we will consider their assessment based on the evidence at that point.

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UK daily death toll drops for third day in a row as officials announce 717 more coronavirus casualties including teenager, 17, and 40 previously healthy patients

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Speaking at today’s press conference, Mr Raab said: ‘This week SAGE [Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies] will review the evidence of the effectiveness of the social distancing measures that we have taken and we will consider their assessment based on the evidence at that point.

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Sequestration Nation

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This happened during an earlier pre-fabricated budget showdown in 2011, which featured a threatened default on the national debt and resulted in the first-ever downgrade of the United States’ AAA credit rating. The most sage advice we can offer is to hope for the best and prepare for the worst. And so on and so forth.