U.K.’s Johnson Resists Easing Lockdown on Second Wave Fears
- Virus risks spreading rapidly if measures lifted, Slack says
- Restrictions have forced employers to furlough workers
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Boris Johnson is resisting pressure to ease the U.K.’s coronavirus lockdown too soon, fearing a second wave of the pandemic could hit the country, a person familiar with the matter said.
The prime minister, who is yet to return to work after being struck by the virus himself, spoke with colleagues including his deputy, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, late on Friday to express caution, according to the person, who asked not to be identified because the conversations were private.