London (CNN) Boris Johnson was accused of "giving in to scientific advisers" by a former leader of his Conservative Party after the UK Prime Minister announced a lockdown for England following weeks of warnings from the experts. His Saturday announcement of a strict national lockdown against the spread of coronavirus came after UK cases passed one million and its death toll reached 46,555. Sage first suggested stronger restrictions six weeks ago , when it called for a short "circuit-breaker" lockdown to bring case numbers down. A man wearing a mask passes the London Eye on Thursday as England prepares for a month-long lockdown. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced Saturday that the country will enter a second lockdown on Tuesday at midnight.

Source: CNN November 01, 2020 14:03 UTC