McDonald's closes all stores in UK and Ireland due to coronavirus

McDonald's announced that it will temporarily close all of its 1,270 restaurants in the UK and Ireland from 7 p.m. local time on Monday to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.

In a statement on Sunday night, Paul Pomroy, UK and Ireland CEO of McDonald's, said: "Over the last 24 hours, it has become clear that maintaining safe social distancing whilst operating busy takeaway and Drive Thru restaurants is increasingly difficult."

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