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Now playing Next United Kingdom The UK Coronavirus Act 2020: What's in it? The new law gives the government sweeping powers to grant more authority to the police and allocate millions in funding for Britain's struggling NHS. 23/03/2020
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Now playing Next World News COVID-19: Spain extends state of emergency until 11 April The Spanish lockdown is extended for another 15 days, Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez announced on Sunday. 22/03/2020
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