UK PM announces month-long lockdown in England

London, Nov 1 : British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that England will enter a month-long lockdown from Thursday.
“Now is the time to take action because there is no alternative,” Johnson said in a virtual press conference on Saturday at Downing Street, Xinhua news agency reported.
The prime minister’s announcement came just hours after official figures showed that Britain’s confirmed coronavirus cases surge past one million mark.
“From Thursday until the start of December you must stay at home, you may only leave home for specific reasons,” he said in the live broadcasted news conference.
Under the new measures, which will be effective until December 2, people in England will only be allowed to leave their homes for specific reasons, such as education, work or food shopping, said Johnson.
Pubs, bars and restaurants will close across the country except for takeaways. Non-essential shops, hairdressers and leisure and entertainment venues will also be shut, he said.