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Lockdown in England to be widened as cases rise, Hancock says

Wed, 30th Dec 2020 07:45

LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Lockdown measures in England will
be extended to counter the rapidly growing number of cases of a
new variant of COVID-19, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told BBC
television on Wednesday.

Asked if the current tiered measures would be broadened,
Hancock said: "Yes, I'm going to set out the details of that to
the House of Commons this afternoon."
(Reporting by Paul Sandle, editing by David Milliken)

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