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Britons Call, Don't Visit on Mother's Day

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   Britons have been urged to not visit their mother's Sunday as the
   country celebrates Mother's Day amid a worseningcoronavirus outbreak.

   "If your mother is elderly or vulnerable, then I am afraid all the
   statistics show that she is much more likely to die from coronavirus,"
   British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in an address to the
   nationSunday."This time, the best thing is to ring her, video call her,
   Skype her, but to avoid any unnecessary physical contact or proximity."

   Cases of the novelcoronavirus topped 5,000 in Britain over the weekend,
   with over 200 reported deaths.

   A Downing street source told the BBC that theprimeminister was expected
   to Skype his own mother Sunday.

   London Mayor Sadiq Khan also appealed to Britons to stay home Sunday.

   "I love my mum. That's why thismother's dayI'm picking up the phone and
   calling her --not visiting as I usually do," Khan wrote on Twitter.

     I love my mum. That's why this mother's day I'm picking up the phone
     and calling her - not visiting as I usually do. Stay home and stay
     safe. [1]https://t.co/9cOJQNNqYY[2]#mothersday [3]#coronavirus
     [4]#covid19
     -- Mayor of London (gov.uk/coronavirus) (@MayorofLondon) [5]March
     22, 2020

   Johnson warned in a speech Saturday thatunless Britons immediately put
   forth a"heroic and collective national effortto slow the spread" of the
   virus, thatBritain's National Health Service will soon be overwhelmed.

   Many Britons took to social mediaSundayto post about how they would
   wish their mothers a happy Mother's Day without risking exposing them
   to the virus.

     It's [6]#MothersDay tomorrow in the UK but [7]#MamaKhan is in self
     isolation
     Me: Ma, I won't be visiting tomorrow as it's too risky
     Mum: Okay
     Me: So I'll phone to wish you a Happy Mother's Day
     Mum: And I presume you WILL leave my presents on the doorstep?
     Me:ð³[8]#CoronaCrisisuk
     -- Dr Amir Khan GP (@DrAmirKhanGP) [9]March 21, 2020

     Happy Mother's Day to all the mums in the world.
     As my mum is classed as high risk I'll be getting her the best gift
     ever this year. Social distancing to give her the best chance of
     getting through this virus. ðª [10]pic.twitter.com/OdI9DEWKXi
     -- Dave Z Photography (@DaveZ_uk) [11]March 22, 2020

     [12]#SubtweetSocialDistancing I miss my mum, it's Mother's Day today
     here in the UK and I can't go and see her or give her her flowers
     personallyð¢ð
     -- Rushyðð¹ (@rushna24) [13]March 22, 2020

References

   1. https://t.co/9cOJQNNqYY
   2. https://twitter.com/hashtag/mothersday?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   3. https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   4. https://twitter.com/hashtag/covid19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   5. https://twitter.com/MayorofLondon/status/1241689955832823815?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   6. https://twitter.com/hashtag/MothersDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   7. https://twitter.com/hashtag/MamaKhan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   8. https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronaCrisisuk?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   9. https://twitter.com/DrAmirKhanGP/status/1241364915660763139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  10. https://t.co/OdI9DEWKXi
  11. https://twitter.com/DaveZ_uk/status/1241624742236499968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  12. https://twitter.com/hashtag/SubtweetSocialDistancing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  13. https://twitter.com/rushna24/status/1241713997088514050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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