Guardian front page, Saturday 21 March 2020: Britain shuts down pic.twitter.com/KkhnNXKz75

— The Guardian (@guardian) March 20, 2020

Breaking: The British government has launched a historic intervention in the economy by pledging to pay 80 per cent of the wages of workers hit by the fallout from the rapidly worsening coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/QkUKBu3rDg

— The Sydney Morning Herald (@smh) March 20, 2020

‘Just as there are no atheists on a sinking ship, there are no free-marketeers in a pandemic.’ ⁦@Freedland⁩ essential read https://t.co/Qreiygs8qe

— alan rusbridger (@arusbridger) March 20, 2020

IMPORTANT: To all Londoners: pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants, theatres, cinemas and gyms will be closed from tonight.

Do not go to work or use public transport, unless you do a critical job.

If you ignore this advice, people could die. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/ZJReH34hBh

— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) March 20, 2020

Astonishingly good from Marina Hyde, even by her own high standards. "Britain. A nation of shopfighters, presided over at a time of mortal peril by a newspaper columnist, who has for three decades moonlighted as his generation’s leading liar." https://t.co/Wc0xg9OsvO

— Mark Palmer (@MarkPalmerST) March 20, 2020

ANALYSIS: Johnson won a majority big enough to build his vision of a post-Brexit utopia. Now he is fighting a invisible enemy that threatens to tear his nation apart. He’ll be tested like no other leader since Sir Winston Churchill. Can he meet the moment?https://t.co/kAtybC1Wos

— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) March 20, 2020

‘You want me to do a live news broadcast from Leicester Square?’

‘Yeah it’ll be fine, everyone is at home’

‘Oh okay, if you’re sure’ pic.twitter.com/nJAaEXGOpP

— Chris Smith (@chrissssmith) March 20, 2020

Britain, December 2019:

Fuck off with your hippy dippy socialist unicorns!

Britain, March 2020:

What do want? SOCIALISM!
When do we want it? UNICORNS! https://t.co/LKQXHYo2Cz

— Kerry-Anne Mendoza (@TheMendozaWoman) March 20, 2020

Germany pledged unlimited cash to businesses hit by the virus. Britain has said it will lend over £300bn
(15% of GDP) to firms https://t.co/zRFJVM7ajf

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) March 20, 2020

Italy just registered its largest death toll in a single day since the start of the outbreak: 627.

Now, the country is calling in the army to its hardest-hit region to help enforce orders that people stay at home. https://t.co/c1IeyAlEad

— NPR (@NPR) March 20, 2020

White House coronavirus task-force coordinator Deborah Birx said that in Italy she's seeing a ‘concerning trend’ where it appears coronavirus is twice as fatal in males than females in ‘every age group.’ For live updates: https://t.co/k5egSJ6QY9 pic.twitter.com/u6Z9ycgbDS

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 20, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci shields his face during President Trump's briefing on coronavirus. More on coronavirus here: https://t.co/fJFByw7Pn3 pic.twitter.com/4TrT00atBz

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 20, 2020

Today’s presser wasn’t just a disgrace, it was damaging to our fight against this virus. Someone has to schedule a playdate conflict for Trump during this time block:The 5 Scariest Moments From Trump’s Coronavirus Briefing #fauci #deepstatedepartment https://t.co/iY6lzz9HoR

— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) March 20, 2020

Trump’s eruption at an NBC reporter says it all about his alternate reality on coronavirus https://t.co/ohU4dFPCIq

— Post Politics (@postpolitics) March 20, 2020

Trump’s racism isn’t a distraction from his incompetence. It is essential to his failure as president. The same is true as he struggles with the coronavirus pandemic. I wrote for @RollingStone about his “Chinese virus,” and why we don’t have time for this. https://t.co/c534Cax4HN

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) March 20, 2020

By the end of the weekend, at least 1 in 5 Americans will be under orders to stay home. And more states are expected to follow suit. https://t.co/qSmM9Kes2b

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 21, 2020

https://t.co/z6NbS7YNyr

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 20, 2020

Sen. Richard Burr and Sen. Kelly Loeffler are among the senators facing criticism for offloading investments ahead of the economic downturn that coincided with the coronavirus pandemic.

Here’s a look at the political consequences they might face.https://t.co/arQPPu9jNf

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 20, 2020

The Chinese government is confident enough to have closed its last covid-19 hospital—and to promote flying https://t.co/SNuYub4RM3

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) March 20, 2020

Fashion executive-turned-Trump ambassador Lana Marks dined with someone who had COVID-19 but told subordinates she wasn't at risk because the dinner was outside and she believed the virus could not withstand the Florida heat https://t.co/9lSJWP9gN6

— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) March 20, 2020