LONDON: Britain on Friday “put the brakes on” easing lockdown measures and imposed new rules on millions of households in northern England, following ...
Beachgoers enjoy the sunshine as they sunbathe and play in the sea on Bournemouth beach in Bournemouth, southern England on July 31, 2020 as temperatures soar across the country. — AFP: Britain on Friday “put the brakes on” easing lockdown measures and imposed new rules on millions of households in northern England, following concerns over a spike in coronavirus infections.
Johnson, who earlier this week warned of a “second wave” of cases in Europe, added that Britain “cannot be complacent” about increasing infection numbers.His announcement came hours after the government increased regional lockdown measures -- under which people from different households are banned from meeting indoors -- for some four million people across Greater Manchester and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Government data released Friday showed there was “some evidence that the incidence of new infections has increased in recent weeks” in England. They also come into force just as celebrations of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha begin. Areas affected by the latest lockdown have significant Muslim populations.
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