Johnson Orders England Lockdown With Health System Facing Crisis

From bnnbloomberg.ca

Boris Johnson imposed a third coronavirus lockdown across England, shutting schools and ordering the public to stay at home, amid dire warnings that the National Health Service is being pushed to breaking point. The full emergency lockdown will start immediately and last until at least February 15, potentially devastating retail and hospitality businesses and threatening to push the economy into a double-dip recession, as medics try to get a grip on the pandemic. In a televised address to the nation, the prime minister insisted he had no option but to close down all social activities, education and non-essential ... (full story)