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Release Date
2020
Produced & Directed by
Simon Glass
Edited by
James Hough
Researcher
Ellie O'Donnell
Charlotte Maher
Presented by
Simon Glass
BBC London roundup of the escalating coronavirus crisis, as the Prime Minister issues a nationwide lockdown.
SYNOPSIS
London has been on the sharp end of the escalating coronavirus crisis. The capital’s first case of Covid-19 was confirmed just over six weeks ago and on March 9th, the virus claimed its first fatality...
The virus developed faster in London than anywhere else in the UK. As the situation deteriorated - the Government was forced to clamp down, and life in the capital started changing radically.
The capital is bracing for whatever the weeks ahead will bring. Much is now uncertain. But one thing is clear - life in London is unlikely to return to anything like normal anytime soon...
