Boris Johnson could ban domestic travel, tell millions to stay at home, and quarantine all holiday-makers as UK coronavirus cases continue to rise

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• Boris Johnson could ask millions of 'at-risk' people in England to stay at home as coronavirus cases surge.
• The prime minister is reportedly considering a ban people from travelling across the country, and ask holiday-makers returning to the UK to quarantine for 14 days.
• The government is trying to identify options to avoid a second coronavirus wave which does not involve reimposing a nationwide lockdown, which Johnson last week called a 'nuclear deterrent.'
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Boris Johnson could ask millions of people in England to stay at home, ban people from travelling across the country, and quarantine holiday-makers under measures being considered to contain a potential new wave of coronavirus infections.

The UK government is trying to identify options to avoid a second coronavirus wave which does not involve reimposing a nationwide lockdown, which the prime minister last week called a "nuclear deterrent" he wanted to avoid using.

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