England began its second national lockdown on Nov 5 to curb rapidly rising infections and protect its health system. The country is due to return to a regional approach to restrictions from Dec 2. The last iteration of the research, carried out between Oct 16 and Nov 2, showed 130 infections per 10,000 people. The reproductive number of the virus was estimated at 0.88, reinforcing data released on Friday which showed infection numbers were shrinking by between 0% and 2% every day. Those measures are due to be put to a vote on Tuesday, in which Johnson may face the political embarrassment of having to rely on opposition party votes to pass the new rules.

Source: bd News24 November 30, 2020 00:00 UTC