New Years in Jeopardy in UK as ‘Circuit Breaker’ Lockdown LoomsPeter Caddle
22 Dec 2021
New Year’s Eve is in jeopardy across the UK, as the government reportedly considers forcing England into a two-week ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown.
New Year’s Eve celebrations are in jeopardy in the United Kingdom, with the government reportedly looking at imposing a two-week lockdown in England shortly after Christmas.
The news comes amid promises from Prime Minister Boris Johnson there would be no lockdown for Christmas in the country.
According to a report by The Sun, England could be put under lockdown as early as the 27th, with the Prime Minister set to make an announcement within the next 48 hours regarding new measures.
Sources meanwhile told the Financial Times that almost all indoor mixing would likely be banned under the new measures, and restaurants and bars would be limited to outdoor dining only.
The sources also reported however that Johnson wants to first assess the effects of restrictions already in place before imposing more measures.
This is echoed by a Sky News report, the broadcaster being told by a source that not enough was known yet about how effective boosters have been in limiting the spread of the omicron variant.
Sky News also reports that the source played down the possibility of a circuit-breaker.
“In any case, if things do become that bad, a circuit breaker wouldn’t be the kind of thing we look at,” the source is alleged to have said.
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