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UK announces new monthlong coronavirus lockdown

By Mike Brest
Published October 31, 2020 7:51pm ET
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UK announces new monthlong coronavirus lockdown
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the EU3 and Iran at EEAS headquarters in Brussels on Thursday Jan. 11, 2018. European Union foreign ministers held talks with their Iranian counterpart in Brussels on Thursday amid doubts over the future of an international agreement curbing the Islamic Republic's nuclear ambitions.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom announced new lockdown measures designed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Johnson, in a press conference at No. 10 Downing Street on Saturday, said that nonessential shops will be forced to close for about four weeks. Pubs, restaurants, and nonessential businesses (including hair salons and gyms) will have to close, but schools, universities, and playgrounds will stay open.

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