People walk through the Chinatown area, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Henry NichollsBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pondering a second national Covid-19 lockdown as the novel coronavirus outbreak accelerates. “We’re certainly at a very critical moment this morning,” Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told Sky. “The trend in UK is heading in the wrong direction and we are at a critical point in the pandemic,” Whitty said. “We are looking at the data to see how to manage the spread of the virus ahead of a very challenging winter period.”

Source: Standard Digital September 21, 2020 06:46 UTC