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A new lockdown will begin on January 5 in the UK. Its main cause was a new strain of coronavirus, which is 70% more infectious.
A new lockdown is being introduced in the UK due to the worsening coronavirus epidemic. This was stated by Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a speech to the population, according to the BBC.
The main reason for the new lockdown, according to Johnson, was a new strain of coronavirus, which is 70% more infectious. He also noted that now the coronavirus has hit British hospitals much harder than at the beginning of the pandemic.
The nationwide lockdown will begin in the UK tomorrow, January 5. Elementary and secondary schools will be closed and people will be able to leave their apartments only in extreme cases: shopping, working (if you cannot work from home), playing sports, seeking medical help, or avoiding domestic violence.
According to the BBC, on the eve of the sixth day in a row, more than 50 thousand new cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in Great Britain per day. In general, in the country, according to the US Johns Hopkins University, coronavirus was confirmed in 2.72 million people, 75.5 thousand patients died. The UK ranks fifth in the world in terms of number of cases.
An outbreak of coronavirus infection began in late 2019 in China. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the spread of the coronavirus a pandemic.
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