England goes into new lockdown as COVID-19 variant rampages
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a news conference in Downing Street on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, in London, Britain December 24, 2020.
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PUBLISHED ONJanuary 05, 2021 1:38 AM
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new national Covid-19 lockdown in England on Monday (Jan 4), instructing people to stay at home to contain a more contagious variant of the coronavirus.
“We must therefore go into a national lockdown, which is tough enough to contain this variant, Johnson said in a televised address.
“That means the government is once again instructing you to stay at home.”
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