U.K.’s Lockdown Anniversary Marked by Another Virus Surge

A sign for the Covid-19 testing centre at London Luton Airport in Luton, U.K.

Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Two years ago, Prime Minister Boris Johnson locked down the U.K., instructing people to stay at home and imposing sweeping restrictions in a desperate effort to slow the surging coronavirus.

Today, lockdowns are history. But Covid-19 remains.