As coronavirus is spreading worldwide, many nations have begun talks surrounding the potential need for lockdowns but the question is what role would police have in enforcing these lockdown to control spread of the virus.

Steven Morris in the Guardian suggests that lockdowns in he UK would begin as voluntary but if necessary police and other law enforcement agencies might be called in to assist. They would be called in to enforce road or building closures with potential for the military to be called in for assistance if matters escalated. 

This information has been sourced from Steven Morris' article published in the Guardian.

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