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LIVE: What was said at Boris Johnson's press conference

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  • - England has entered its third lockdown in a bid to prevent the NHS getting overwhelmed as Covid cases rise
  • - People have been told to 'stay at home' and only leave the house if they have a 'reasonable excuse'
  • - 'Reasonable excuses' include to go to work if you cannot do so from home, to go to the shops or obtain services, for childcare, care, exercise and medical reasons
  • -Primary and secondary schools have closed and move to online learning for all pupils except children of key workers and the most vulnerable
  • - The message is 'Stay at home, Protect the NHS and Save Lives'
  • - The new rules will become law on Wednesday after going before Parliament
  • - Measures are expected to be in place until mid-February
  • - Chancellor Rishi Sunak has offered a £4.6bn lifeline for businesses hit by lockdown
  • - Boris Johnson will hold a press conference at 5pm today

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