Name: 冠狀病毒：鮑里斯-約翰遜到目前為止的表現如何l FT。 (Coronavirus: how Boris Johnson has performed so far l FT)
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Now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact

with others, and to stop all unnecessary travel.

We need people to start working from home

but it has rapidly morphed into a political and national one.

be the biggest test he will face as prime minister.

It's not that long ago that he won that stonking

80-seat majority in December's general election,

but also level up the country by tackling regional inequalities,

as well as reforming government, and the way things

Downing Street is entirely focused on how

Every decision Boris Johnson makes about coronavirus

as he is further scrutinised for the UK's approach to dealing

And if you ask, well, why are we doing this now?

Why bring in this very draconian measure?

to do something that is difficult and disruptive

And the right moment, as we've always said,

Boris Johnson has been under a lot of scrutiny

because the UK has taken a rather different approach

to other European countries such as Ireland, France, and Italy.

Whereas they, very early on, introduced dramatic social

At the beginning of this week, schools were open,

restaurants were serving, and people were still

We're expecting more social distancing measures

and we will do the right thing at the right time.

Boris Johnson has relied on scientific experts

with Boris and the boffins, as it's called,

with his chief medical officer on one side,

and the chief scientific officer on the other.

and pushing out the more difficult questions to them.

The question of herd immunity has troubled Number 10.

that this was what the UK was achieving, trying

to get as much of the population immune to coronavirus

and there were fears the message was backfiring,

they've now had to U-turn on this policy,

with the health secretary saying at the weekend the focus is

We've done what can be done to contain this disease,

But it's now a global pandemic, and the number of cases

Indeed, the true number of cases is higher, perhaps much higher,

than the number of cases we have so far confirmed with tests.

Ultimately, this will be a political test

He's well known to the British public as a jovial sloganeer,

a campaigner through his time as mayor of London,

an MP, and prime minister who is able to inject

But now he has to prove himself that he can govern

Nobody doubts the coronavirus will be the biggest test facing

British governments in modern political history,

and that is the same for Boris Johnson, too.

going to see a lot more of the prime minister,

a lot more transparency for the government, as people

will see whether he can step up to this crisis.

So far, the reviews are he's done pretty well

But the circumstances are only going to become more testing,

and the questions and political decisions

facing Mr Johnson behind this door even more onerous.

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冠狀病毒：鮑里斯-約翰遜到目前為止的表現如何l FT。 (Coronavirus: how Boris Johnson has performed so far l FT)

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