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Hancock: Follow Covid rules or they will get tougher [View all]
We've reached the stage where everyone is blaming each other for the ongoing march of Coronavirus.
A second lockdown might be extremely unwelcome, but it may already be inevitable.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54221953
Covid restrictions in England will get tougher if rules are not followed, Matt Hancock has warned, as the government introduces £10,000 fines for people who fail to self-isolate.
The health secretary told the BBC's Andrew Marr show the country was facing a "tipping point and we have a choice".
"If everybody follows the rules then we can avoid further national lockdown."
The prime minister is understood to be considering a ban on households mixing, and reducing opening hours for pubs. The move under consideration by PM Boris Johnson could take the form of a two-week mini lockdown in England - being referred to as a "circuit breaker" - in an aim to stem a recent surge in cases.
The health secretary told the BBC's Andrew Marr show the country was facing a "tipping point and we have a choice".
"If everybody follows the rules then we can avoid further national lockdown."
The prime minister is understood to be considering a ban on households mixing, and reducing opening hours for pubs. The move under consideration by PM Boris Johnson could take the form of a two-week mini lockdown in England - being referred to as a "circuit breaker" - in an aim to stem a recent surge in cases.
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