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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson to order pubs and gyms closed in very high-risk areas

Addressing parliament, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on October 12, 2020, that the government will impose a three-tiered system of further restrictions on parts of England, including shutting pubs and gyms, as the nation’s coronavirus outbreak accelerates. Lawmakers will vote on the new measures on October 13 and if passed they could be applied as early as the following day.

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October 12, 2020