10/31/2020 16:30
Clarín.com
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Updated 10/31/2020 4:41 PM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a month-long quarantine on Saturday to try to contain the second wave of coronavirus, but
schools will continue to teach classes
.
The new confinement will run from Thursday until December 2, Johnson announced at a press conference.
"If we do not act now" we run the risk of having "thousands of deaths a day"
in a few weeks, Johnson said at a press conference, and said that if that happens it would be "a moral disaster" for the health service (NHS) and the country.
The prime minister defended the choice of local restrictions adopted in recent weeks, underlined "the costs of the confinement", but in the face of new data, he formalized the approval for a second edition of the measure from Thursday, while again inviting the population to "stay at home".
"
We have to be humble before nature,
" Johnson insisted to the media, which he suddenly summoned after a day of intense government meetings and leaks to the press that accelerated an announcement initially scheduled for Monday.
From Thursday until December 2, the 56 million inhabitants of England will only be able to leave home to buy food, go to the doctor, exercise or go to work if it is impossible for them to do it remotely, he explained.
All non-essential shops and entertainment venues will have to close
, but unlike the first lockdown, kindergartens, schools and universities will remain open.
The measures will be debated and voted on by parliament on Wednesday.
News in development.