⁍ Britain has recorded more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases a day on average over the last week.
⁍ The government has resisted a new national lockdown, even as France and Germany reintroduce country-wide restrictions.
⁍ New COVID-19 cases in England increased by around 51,900 each day last week, up nearly 50% on the week before.
– Britain has seen more than 20,000 new cases of coronavirus a day on average over the last week, but the government has resisted a new national lockdown, even as France and Germany reintroduce country-wide restrictions, Reuters reports. Britain has adopted a three-tiered system of restrictions for local areas, though the opposition Labour party has called for a temporary national lockdown to break chains of infection. On Friday, the government said West Yorkshire, which includes the northern cities of Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield, would enter the top tier of restrictions from Monday. Adding to Johnson’s headache, a poll by Ipsos MORI indicated falling support for the government, finding that the opposition Labour party had overtaken Johnson’s Conservatives, with Johnson himself recording his lowest net satisfaction as prime minister. Labour were on 42%, with the Conservatives on 37%, although the poll was taken before Labour suspended previous leader Jeremy Corbyn for his response to an investigation detailing how the party failed in dealing with anti-Semitism.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/britain-resists-full-lockdown-in-face-of-rising-cases-and-falling-support-idUSKBN27F0YX