A Bike Ride Blows Up for Boris Johnson

Regent Street in London on Jan. 5.

Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg

Every time Boris Johnson takes a step forward in his handling of the coronavirus, he seemingly counters with an own goal.

The British prime minister has put England into its third lockdown in 11 months to try and combat the virus. The official U.K. death toll stands near 82,000, with hospitals badly stretched.