The UK has
reached "a perilous turning point", Prime Minister Boris Johnson
said, as he set out a raft of new coronavirus restrictions for England which
could last for up to six months.
Shop staff
will have to wear face masks and weddings will be limited to a maximum of 15
people, under new rules.
Penalties
for breaking laws on gatherings, wearing masks and for businesses will
increase.
He also
warned "significantly greater restrictions" could come if necessary.
Following a
meeting of the Cobra emergency committee this morning with the leaders of
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Mr Johnson said "similar steps"
would be taken across the UK.
"We
always knew that while we might have driven the virus into retreat, the
prospect of a second wave was real. I'm sorry to say that, as in Spain and
France and many other countries, we've reached a perilous turning point,"
he said.
Mr Johnson
told the House of Commons he would provide police and local authorities with
extra funding to enforce the regulations and the option to draw on military
support.
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