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'Now is not the time' for UK lockdown to end with 'critical' week ahead - despite encouraging signs

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There are some signs that the UK may be able to slow the rate of coronavirus infection, Michael Gove has said. The Minister for the Cabinet Office told a press conference on Tuesday that people's sacrifices and efforts are "worth it." His message came with the caveat that now is not the time for relaxation or the "slackening" of lockdown measures.

Answering a question from ITV's Robert Peston, Mr Gove said: "There are some signs that we may be able to flatten the rate of infection. "But now is not the time to think of any relaxation, and we must maintain this united national effort to keep people safe. "Now is absolutely not the time for people to imagine there can be any relaxation or slackening of lockdown measures. "People's sacrifices

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