International
oi-Vicky Nanjappa
London, Jan 05: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has imposed a new stay-at-home lockdown until at least mid-February to battle through the “critical moment” in the coronavirus pandemic, which has been exacerbated due to a new highly transmissible variant of the deadly virus.
Addressing the country in a televised address from Downing Street on Monday night, Johnson said the UK is at a pivotal stage in its fight against the rapidly spreading infections as he confirmed a complete shutdown of schools and businesses, similar to the very first nationwide lockdown back in March 2020.
“As I speak to you tonight our hospitals are under more pressure from Covid than at any time,” said Johnson.
“It”s clear that we need to do more together to bring this new variant under control. In England, we must…