Prognosis

England Braced for Another Lockdown as U.K. Cases Top 1 Million

  • Schools, essential businesses expected to be exempt from rules
  • Prime minister to give press conference at 5 p.m. in London
WHO Says Herd Immunity Causes More Deaths, Longer Recoveries
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Sign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis.

Boris Johnson is expected to announce a month-long national lockdown across England starting next week as the coronavirus outbreak spreads faster than even his U.K. government’s worst-case scenario.