FILE PHOTO: Britain鈥檚 Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a thumbs up during a news conference announcing tightening of COVID-19 tiers, at Downing Street in London, Britain December 30, 2020. Heathcliff O鈥橫alley/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
LONDON 鈥� British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new national COVID-19 lockdown in England on Monday, instructing people to stay at home to contain a more contagious variant of the coronavirus.
鈥淲e must therefore go into a national lockdown, which is tough enough to contain this variant,鈥� Johnson said in a televised address.
鈥淭hat means the government is once again instructing you to stay at home.鈥�
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