Latvia and Estonia also confirm record one-day infections; Cyprus introduces night-time curfew; England’s lockdown begins.
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12.03am GMT
As of 00:01 GMT England has entered its second national lockdown, placing 56 million people under new coronavirus restrictions for at least the next four weeks.
11.50pm GMT
As of 00:01 GMT England will have entered its second national lockdown, placing 56 million people under new coronavirus restrictions for at least the next four weeks.
Despite a bruising vote in which the prime minister Boris Johnson’s strategy was rejected by dozens of his own MPs, the stay-at-home order was approved in parliament on Wednesday by 516 votes to 38.
Continue reading…Latvia and Estonia also confirm record one-day infections; Cyprus introduces night-time curfew; England’s lockdown begins. Rich states’ Covid deals ‘may deprive poor of vaccine for years’Turkey resists calls for tougher measures to tackle case surgeDenmark plans to cull 15m mink over Covid mutation fearsJordan suffers Covid surge after early success against virusUK Covid death toll rises by nearly 400 in a day 12.03am GMTAs of 00:01 GMT England has entered its second national lockdown, placing 56 million people under new coronavirus restrictions for at least the next four weeks. 11.50pm GMTAs of 00:01 GMT England will have entered its second national lockdown, placing 56 million people under new coronavirus restrictions for at least the next four weeks.Despite a bruising vote in which the prime minister Boris Johnson’s strategy was rejected by dozens of his own MPs, the stay-at-home order was approved in parliament on Wednesday by 516 votes to 38. Continue reading…