Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced new restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the UK as he warned the crisis had reached a 'perilous turning point'. 9News
The chief medical officers raised the UK's virus alert level from three to four, the second-highest rung, saying cases of COVID-19 were rising "rapidly and probably exponentially."People are seen dancing to a busker in Leicester Square, central London, on September 12, days before social gatherings were restricted again.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who has often struck a more cautious note than Johnson during the pandemic, said that with a few exceptions, people would be barred from visiting others' homes, and car-sharing would be discouraged. The prime minister said if the new curbs did not slow the outbreak, "we reserve the right to deploy greater firepower, with significantly greater restrictions."
Businesses, especially in the areas of hospitality, sports and the arts, said they urgently needed support, too.
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