UK's Johnson scraps Christmas mixing plans, announces new lockdown

Source: The Hill | December 19, 2020 | Tal Axelrod

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed new restrictions on broad swaths of England just ahead of the holidays in the midst of a surge in coronavirus cases across the country.

Speaking at a news conference Saturday, Johnson imposed the toughest possible set of restrictions, known as “Tier 4,” in parts of London, the South East and the East of England, which are currently in Tier 3.

“Residents in those areas must stay at home, apart from limited exemptions set out in law. Non-essential retail, indoor gyms and leisure facilities, and personal care services must close. People must work from home if they can, but may travel to work if this is not possible, for example in the construction and manufacturing sectors. People should not enter or leave tier 4 areas, and tier 4 residents must not stay overnight away from home. Individuals can only meet one person from another household in an outdoor public space,” Johnson said.

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Johnson’s statement came after he was briefed by the nation’s medical officials, who warned that a new COVID-19 strain was rapidly tearing across England.

“As a result of the rapid spread of the new variant, preliminary modelling data and rapidly rising incidence rates in the South East, the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) now consider that the new strain can spread more quickly,” Chris Witty, the chief medical officer for England, said in a statement

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