Europe is facing the much-feared "second wave" of coronavirus cases, after a lull in new infections during the summer. Prime Minister Boris Johnson just set new national lockdown guidelines, including plans to introduce stricter measures on the public as daily new infections rise. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: [ Ссылка ]
British pubs will have to close early and people who fail to obey quarantine rules will face stiff fines under new lockdown restrictions to curb a surging wave of new coronavirus infections.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce the new measures Tuesday, a day after the U.K.’s chief medical officers raised the nation’s COVID-19 alert level, saying the virus is in general circulation and spreading fast. Other top medical experts said Britain’s number of daily new infections — which stood Monday at 4,300 — could rise as high as 50,000 a day in October if immediate action is not taken.
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