In Germany it is already a reality: Due to Corona, there will be a nationwide lockdown from Monday.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to follow suit now.
In Great Britain too, life should stand still again.
The number of coronavirus infections is rising rapidly again across Europe and the world.
Germany has already reacted: Chancellor Angela Merkel * announced the “breakwater lockdown”.
Now UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is also forced to declare lockdown nationwide.
London - In the fight against the
coronavirus pandemic *,
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
is now also thinking of
a new nationwide
lockdown
.
As the British magazine
Times
reported, citing government circles,
Johnson
wants to announce
the stricter measures to
contain the pandemic
in a press conference on Monday.
If the
Times is
to be
believed
, everything should be closed
- as in
Germany
- except for essential businesses, as well as schools and kindergartens.
The strict measures should come into force
on Wednesday
- they should apply until December
1st
.
A shock for many
Britons
, as
Johnson
had
repeatedly emphasized that after the first national
lockdown in March there would
be no similarly drastic decision.
He wanted to take measures regionally with the help of a three-stage warning system.
According to the current data, around
570,000 people
in England were
infected
with the
corona
virus by the end of last week
, as the PA news agency reported.
In the past week, the number of deaths averaged 230 per day.
Scientists were convinced that more than
50,000 new infections per day are
now
registered
in
England
, and up to
500 deaths infected with the coronavirus
can be expected
in the coming weeks
.
Second corona wave forces Great Britain into lockdown
Next week,
from Monday
, the tightening should come into force
in
northern England
anyway
, as the health authorities have recently recorded very high and rapidly increasing numbers of
infections
.
In five boroughs of
West Yorkshire
and
Leeds
,
among others
, the government has banned indoor meetings of different households.
In addition, bars, pubs, casinos and betting shops have to close again.
Video: Northern England as a corona hotspot: Johnson announced new measures in October
Great Britain
is
hit hard by
the
corona
virus
and the "second wave": With over
45,000 deaths
, the country has the most
corona victims
in all of
Europe
.
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