UK coronavirus: Boris Johnson announces new lockdown in England from Thursday – live news
by Jedidajah Otte (now), Matthew Weaver (earlier) from Science | The Guardian on (#59S3Y)
PM says unless action is taken now, capacity will be exceeded in hospitals and there will be thousands of deaths a day
11.14pm GMT
This from the BBC's Nick Robinson:
For millions of workers in vulnerable jobs this announcement is as significant as the lockdown. Remember, though, lockdowns simply postpone infections so pretty soon the question will be what happens in December" ? https://t.co/DjddmVdl72
11.12pm GMT
I'm going to wrap this blog up shortly, here an overview of tonight's key developments:
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