U.K. Faces Harder Lockdown Restrictions as Covid Infections Soar

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U.K.'s Johnson Threatens Tougher Lockdown
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned he may tighten the coronavirus lockdown if people don’t follow the rules as his government backed tougher enforcement.

Any “complacency” about the disease is misplaced, Johnson said, even though an immunization program is well underway and 2.2 million people have received shots so far.