REVIEW OF THE YEAR - MARCH: Coronavirus hits Swindon and shelves empty as lockdown arrives
MARCH marked a major turning point for 2020 as the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Swindon, the first national lockdown began, and life as we knew it changed significantly. One adult in the town who had just returned from northern Italy tested positive for Covid-19 on March 6, and another case was confirmed in the borough two days later. At the time, the UK had just 273 confirmed cases. A man in his 50s with underlying health conditions died in Wiltshire on March 11 after contacting the virus, and a man in his 80s with underlying health conditions at Great Western Hospital di...
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