{"id":835,"date":"2021-01-04T21:07:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T21:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=835"},"modified":"2021-01-04T21:07:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T21:07:36","slug":"covid-19-new-lockdown-for-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=835","title":{"rendered":"Covid 19: New lockdown for England"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Everyone in England must stay at home except for permitted reasons during a new coronavirus lockdown beginning at midnight, Boris Johnson has announced.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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All schools and colleges will close to most pupils and switch to remote learning until the middle of February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a televised address, the PM urged people to follow the rules immediately amid surging cases and patient numbers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He said those in the top four priority groups would receive a first vaccine dose by mid-February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Speaking from Downing Street, Mr Johnson said the weeks ahead would be the “hardest yet”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But he added that he believed the country was entering “the last phase of the struggle”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On Monday, the UK recorded more than 50,000 new confirmed Covid cases for the seventh day in a row.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A further 58,784 cases and an additional 407 deaths within 28 days of a positive test result were reported, though deaths in Scotland were not recorded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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At-a-glance: New rules in England<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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