Prognosis
Johnson Hits England With Tougher Lockdown, Despite Vaccines
- Reopening of schools delayed as death toll surges past 72,000
- Hancock says country will be out of pandemic crisis by spring
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Boris Johnson imposed tighter restrictions on most of England as he warned of “extremely tough” months ahead in the race to roll out vaccines that can bring coronavirus under control.
From Thursday, three-quarters of the population of England -- 44.1 million people -- will be in the top tier of lockdown measures as the new strain of the virus piles pressure on hospitals already stretched to capacity by the pandemic.