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FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears on screen during question period at the House of Commons in London, Britain, on November 25, 2020. UK Parliament / Jessica Taylor / Brochure via REUTERS
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a press conference on Thursday to explain local COVID-19 restrictions, emerging from self-isolation two weeks after attending a meeting with a lawmaker infected with the novel coronavirus. .
Downing Street announced on Nov. 15 that Johnson, who was admitted to intensive care at a London hospital earlier this year with the coronavirus, has isolated himself.
Johnson will chair a cabinet meeting on Thursday and then give a press conference to explain which areas of England will continue with local restrictions after the end of the month-long national lockdown next month, Finance Minister Rishi Sunak said.
Sidewalk details will be announced and many parts of England are expected to continue to face a ban on indoor socializing when national restrictions end next week.
“I know people are frustrated, of course it is frustrating living under restrictions, especially the last month has been difficult for everyone,” Sunak told the BBC.
“People will see tangible change wherever they are compared to the last four weeks where people have been living with difficult restrictions.”
The prime minister tested negative for COVID-19 and says he is as fit as a butcher’s dog.
(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
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