Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged Britain to slim down, using his own struggles with his weight before he contracted the novel coronavirus to encourage people to take more exercise.

His government unveiled a "Better Health" campaign on Monday, saying it would tackle the "obesity time bomb" by banning advertising of junk food before 9.00 p.m., ending "buy one get one free" deals and putting calories on menus.

People who are obese or overweight are at increased risk of death or severe illness from COVID-19, a report by Public Health England said on Saturday as Johnson's government prepared to introduce the measures.

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