Johnson was criticized by political opponents for moving too slowly into the first national lockdown, which stretched from March 23 to July 4. A national lockdown represents a dramatic change of policy for the prime minister, who has been saying for months that it will not be necessary. Asked by reporters what took him so long to impose a national lockdown, Johnson said it was a constant struggle to balance the risk to life and the risk to livelihoods. Also Read- Covid-19 case and death surge raises calls for UK lockdownSo far, the United Kingdom has reported 46,555 Covid-19 deaths - defined as those dying within 28 days of a positive test. The United Kingdom has the world’s fifth-largest official death toll, after the United States, Brazil, India, and Mexico, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 31, 2020 21:45 UTC