Boris Johnson has announced sweeping new Covid restrictions, imposing a curfew on pubs and restaurants and telling office workers to return to home working if they can. In a statement to the House of Commons, the Prime Minister said the UK is at a ‘perilous turning point’ and promised that more measures would be introduced if the rate of infection was not reversed.
From Thursday, a 10 p.m. curfew on pubs, bars and restaurants will be introduced under the new restrictions which he said could last up to six months. Meanwhile, planned relaxations for sporting events have been halted while retail staff will now be required to wear face masks. Johnson told the Commons earlier this afternoon: ‘I am sorry that this will affect many businesses just getting back on their feet but we must act to stop the virus.’
‘This is by no means a return to the full lockdown of March’
Office workers have been told that they should return to working from home if they can.
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