Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated the UK had reached “a deadly turning level” as he set out new restrictions to fight coronavirus which might final for as much as six months.
He informed MPs that hospitality companies would shut at 22:00 and weddings can be restricted to a most of 15 folks.
Face masks can be obligatory for retail employees and fines for breaking the principles will enhance, he stated.
Workplace employees are additionally being informed to remain at dwelling if they’ll.
“We all the time knew that whereas we would have pushed the virus into retreat, the prospect of a second wave was actual. I am sorry to say that, as in Spain and France and plenty of different international locations, we have reached a deadly turning level,” he stated.
After a gathering of the Cobra emergency committee this morning, Mr Johnson informed the Home of Commons he would offer police and native authorities with further funding to implement the rules and the choice to attract on navy help.
He stated the brand new guidelines have been “rigorously judged” to attain the utmost discount within the R quantity – which measures how rapidly the virus is spreading – however inflicting “the minimal injury to lives and livelihoods”.
He stated this was “not at all a return to the complete lockdown of March”, with no normal directions to remain at dwelling, and companies, faculties, faculties and universities remaining open.