Covid might really spoil Christmas for Brits with an even longer lockdown

Extension warning comes amid fears the health service will be overwhelmed, and of 80,000 dead this winter

01 November 2020 - 19:20 By Andy Bruce

The one-month lockdown for England announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson this weekend could be extended as Britain struggles to contain a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, a senior cabinet member said on Sunday...

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