coronavirus means Leicester is the first city in the UK to be put under a local lockdown in a bid to curb the deadly virus.As pubs, restaurants and cafes get ready to reopen across the nation, residents in the East Midland's city have been told to stay at home.The move is part of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson previously referred to as a "whack-a-mole" strategy of tackling local flare ups.UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the measures will be reviewed in two weeks, but what exactly is a local lockdown and could this happen in Scotland?A spike in infections in Leicester means it has three times more cases than the city with the next highest total.To arrest its spread, the city will be put on a local lockdown and its surrounding.
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