Boris Johnson announces new total lockdown in England – Europe – International



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It will enter a third full lockdown that will include school closings.

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the new restrictions.

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January 04, 2021, 03:35 pm


England, subjected like the rest of the United Kingdom to another unstoppable wave of coronavirus fueled by a more contagious strain, will enter a third total lockdown that will include the closure of schools, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday.

(You may be interested in: Johnson to announce new restrictions due to escalation of infections)

Given the “risk that health services will be overwhelmed”, residents will be forced to stay at home except for basic issues from Wednesday and at least until mid-February, he said. Scotland had recently announced a total lockdown from midnight through all of January.

(Also read: UK starts using AstraZeneca and Oxford vaccine)

AFP

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