Government 'draws up drastic plan to avoid second national lockdown'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBoris Johnson has ordered officials to draw up plans to avoid a second national lockdown, according to reports.The Prime Minister is thinking of asking the elderly to shield once again and is considering lockdown-like conditions for London should there be a second wave of coronavirus infections, The Sunday Telegraph and The Sunday Times said.The reports published this morning follow the tightened restrictions imposed in the north of England including in Greater Manchester.Residents are no longer allowed to meet other households indoors or in private gardens, among other measures.On Friday, Mr Johnson halted the easing of lockdown scheduled for August 1 over evidence that the prevalence of the virus in the community in England was likely to.
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