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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a national lockdown through mid-February in an effort to combat a variant of the coronavirus that is continuing to rapidly spread in the region.

Under the rules, which are set to come into effect as soon as possible, primary and secondary schools, and colleges will be closed for face-to-face learning except for the children of key workers. University students will not be returning until at least mid-February.

Non-essential businesses such as hair salons and restaurants will be closed, although eateries can operate delivery services. As of Monday, England reported more than 26,600 COVID-19 patients in hospitals, which is a 30% jump from a week ago.

Also on Monday, Scotland announced it is implementing a coronavirus lockdown.

The measures in Scotland, which start Tuesday and remain in effect until at least the end of this month, will ask residents to make trips outside of their homes only for essential purposes and to limit the size of outdoor gatherings to two people from separate households, not including children. Schools will also remain closed for in-person learning for most students.

"It is no exaggeration to say that I am more concerned about the situation we face now than I have been at any time since March last year," First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said. "It is essential that we further limit interaction between different households to stem the spread and bring the situation back under control, while we vaccinate more people."

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Duncan Idaho said:

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To answer the OP, they are terrified of the new strain. Look at what is happening in LA or in Marcus's hospital if you don't understand why they are concerned about it being 50% more contagious.

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3rd Generation Ag said:

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My news said England going back into pretty much full lockdown due the this new strain of the virus. First, is this true? Second, why would it be necessary?

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The Big12Ag said:

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3rd Generation Ag said:

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My news said England going back into pretty much full lockdown due the this new strain of the virus. First, is this true? Second, why would it be necessary?

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Yes, it's true.

I assume they are worried about hospitalizations, but I'm not sure why they feel it is necessary. The UK hospitalizations are now equal to what they were back in April, perhaps they are worried they will continue to rise and overwhelm the system.

Interestingly they number of patients on ventilator appears just over half the UK total in April, perhaps that is reflective of improvements in treatment.

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nortex97 said:

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The Big12Ag said:

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3rd Generation Ag said:

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My news said England going back into pretty much full lockdown due the this new strain of the virus. First, is this true? Second, why would it be necessary?

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Yes, it's true.

I assume they are worried about hospitalizations, but I'm not sure why they feel it is necessary. The UK hospitalizations are now equal to what they were back in April, perhaps they are worried they will continue to rise and overwhelm the system.

Interestingly they number of patients on ventilator appears just over half the UK total in April, perhaps that is reflective of improvements in treatment.

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A lot of staff are out at various UK hospitals due to PCR testing positive. Issue is most/many have had it but this will still test PCR positive.

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cone said:

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dude it's the variant strain

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Duncan Idaho said:

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To answer the OP, they are terrified of the new strain. Look at what is happening in LA or in Marcus's hospital if you don't understand why they are concerned about it being 50% more contagious.

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Duncan Idaho said:

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To answer the OP, they are terrified of the new strain. Look at what is happening in LA or in Marcus's hospital if you don't understand why they are concerned about it being 50% more contagious.

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