Virus Surge Forces Johnson Into England Lockdown U-Turn
- Premier had been resistant to new nationwide restrictions
- U.K. extends financial assistance for workers, home owners
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Boris Johnson ordered England into a four-week partial lockdown as a surge in coronavirus cases threatened to overwhelm the health care system, forcing the prime minister into restrictions he had sought for weeks to avoid.