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FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson raises his thumb during a press conference announcing the tightening of COVID-19 levels, on Downing Street in London, Britain, on December 30, 2020. Heathcliff O’Malley / Pool via REUTERS / File Photo
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a new national COVID-19 shutdown in England, ordering people to stay home to contain a more contagious variant of the coronavirus.
“Therefore, we must enter a national lockdown, which is tough enough to contain this variant,” Johnson said in a televised speech.
“That means the government is ordering you once again to stay home.”
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