Boris Johnson has announced that all shops selling non-essential goods, will be closed as of tomorrow as the Government cracks down on the coronavirus pandemic.

The Prime Minister said that shops selling clothes and electronics would close, along with libraries, playgrounds, outdoor gyms, and places of worship.

Mr Johnson also confirmed that all gatherings of more than two people in public would be stopped, and all social events​, excluding funerals but including weddings, baptisms and other ceremonies, would be stopped.

Mr Johnson said that the measures would be reviewed in three weeks time and would be “relaxed” if evidence showed that they were able to.

“No Prime Minister wants to enact measures like this,” Mr Johnson said.

“But at present there are just no easy options. The way ahead is hard, and it is still true that many lives will sadly be lost.

“And yet it is also true that there is a clear way through.”