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United Kingdom Boris Johnson announces the lockdown of England for the next four weeks
Coronavirus Boris Johnson implements phases to regulate confinement in England
Boris Johnson has decided to
lift the coronavirus lockdown in England on December 2
, in time for Christmas, a move welcomed with open arms by businessmen and the majority of Britons.
The 'premier' announced the
return to a system of local confinements of three levels
, depending on the number of infections and stricter than until now, although allowing the opening of "non-essential shops", as well as gyms and competitions sports outdoors.
Johnson advanced his intention to implement
a plan against Covid at Christmas that can be implemented at the national level
to avoid the gap that has existed until now with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The 'premier' is finalizing details with Scottish Chief Minister Nicola Sturgeon to
"allow families the opportunity to reunite with friends and loved ones
.
"
A group of 70 'Tories' deputies, led by the 'Brexiter'
Steve Baker
, has nevertheless created the so-called
Covid Recovery Group
to try to
force the 'premier' to lift a large part of the restrictions still in force
, claiming "the right to family life ".
"The end of the coronavirus crisis is visible," Johnson declared in a
videoconference speech before Parliament
from Downing Street, where he is serving his 14-day quarantine for having been in contact with a Conservative MP who tested positive (another rule that will pass soon to history).
The
success of large-scale tests
, such as those carried out in the last month in Liverpool, and the imminence of vaccines (such as that created by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, which has been 70% successful in the trials) are the
two reasons for optimism
, in the opinion of the 'premier'.
The return to confinement in England, decreed on November 5,
has apparently produced the expected results
and has served to contain the increase in infections, which for the first time fell below 20,000.
The 398 deaths attributed to Covid on Sunday, however, made the United Kingdom
exceed the tragic bar of 55,000 deaths
, the country with the most victims of the pandemic in Europe.
"It will still be a harsh winter, but we have turned the corner and the end is in sight,"
said the 'premier' in his speech to Parliament.
"We have to give one last push to the bottom, when there is every reason to believe that scientists will be able to defeat the virus."
The 'premier' anticipated that his Government has already ordered
100 million doses of Oxford vaccine and 350 million doses in total
, "enough for all people in the United Kingdom and in overseas territories."
Johnson expressed confidence in being able to carry out mass vaccination plans before Easter.
DOUBTS ABOUT THE OPTIMISM OF THE 'PREMIER'
The leader of the Labor opposition Keir Starmer expressed
doubts about the return to the three-level alert system that did not serve
to stop the local outbreaks before the lockdown in England.
"Many municipalities continue to express their complaints," Starmer warned.
"How long will be the maximum that they will be able to remain in level 3? Will they continue to receive financial aid?"
For their part, the hard-wing conservative deputies - now realigned around the
Covid Recovery Group
- are studying the
possibility of boycotting the 'premier' Christmas plan and questioning the maintenance of the "curfew" in pubs
from
midnight.
10 pm (although clients will have one more hour to finish the last drinks).
"We are going to demand from the Government a cost-benefit analysis of all the measures," anticipated Steve Baker.
"I think we are asking for something modest and reasonable."
Shouting "Freedom, freedom!",
More than 25 Britons were arrested over the weekend in protests against lockdown
, such as the one held in London's Hyde Park and in the center of Liverpool, where there were clashes. with the police.
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