UK Prime Minister refuses to rule Covid’s third closure in England after Christmas

Boris Johnson has refused to rule out another blockade for England after Christmas, but has said he “hopes to avoid it” – the figures don’t look good. (Subscribe:

The large increase in cases in London and the south of England has helped push above a significant R number. NHS leaders are increasingly concerned about the strain on hospitals that are almost 90% full of beds in England. Recent data show another significant rise in infections, with another 28,507 new cases in the UK in the last 24 hours. Unfortunately another 489 deaths have been reported, bringing the total to 66,541. ———————– Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News .

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