(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 01 - If necessary, the lockdown in England could be extended beyond 2 December.
Michael Gove, minister of the Johnson cabinet office, told Sky News.
Gove, in the aftermath of the tightening announced by the premier, explained that the contagion data will be examined in November, with the hope that the restoration of the national blockade "significantly" reduces the infection rate.
But when asked if an extension of the lockdown is possible, Gove said yes.
Johnson explained yesterday that he expects the local lockdown system to be reintroduced after December 2.
The crackdown in England - from next Thursday pubs, restaurants, gyms, non-essential shops and there is an indication not to leave the house except for fundamental reasons - has caused discontent among the Tory majority.
Former Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, accused the prime minister of "giving in to science advisers."
Also perplexed by production activities.
According to Carolyn Fairbairn, CEO of the Confederation of Industry in the UK, "for many companies a second national blockade marks the beginning of a bleak winter."
The government has also received criticism for opposite reasons, namely for intervening too late, despite the fact that experts have long suggested a progressive worsening of the situation.
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