Nicola Sturgeon has warned Scots could face tough new restrictions from next week, with the ban on household visiting to stay in place for the ‘foreseeable future’. The First Minister yesterday confirmed that a three-tier system will be announced within days. A ban on cross-Border travel is among the curbs being considered, she said. Following a … Read more
Wales heads for ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown: First Minister is set to announce squeeze TODAY with ‘bars, restaurants and non-essential shops SHUT’ heaping pressure on Boris Johnson By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 08:23 BST, 19 October 2020 | Updated: 08:23 BST, 19 October 2020 Wales is preparing to announce a ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown … Read more
Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to impose a nationwide lockdown after being warned that daily coronavirus cases could reach up to 690 in less than a fortnight. A pincer movement of regional mayors and senior scientists are calling on the Prime Minister to usher in a ‘circuit breaker’ of blanket restrictions to wrestle down … Read more
I’m A Celebrity faces fresh threat as Wales plans ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown after bosses spend ‘thousands’ on thermal camping gear By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 21:26 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 21:30 BST, 16 October 2020 The new series of I’m A Celebrity is now under threat after the Welsh government plot a … Read more
Two-week-long ‘circuit breakers’ would see tough restrictions introduced temporarily across the whole country to suppress the virus, before they would be lifted for a time and then re-introduced if necessary. Measures could include bans on social between households, shutting down hospitality and leisure venues such as bars and restaurants, or restricting their opening hours. But … Read more
Northern Ireland is bracing for a brutal ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown from 6pm tonight, with pubs and restaurants set to close for four weeks. Along with shutting the hospitality sector except for takeaways, schools will be closed for an extra week at half-term as part of desperate efforts to control the coronavirus outbreak. But despite the … Read more
Could a ‘circuit breaker’ STILL happen at half-term? Claims Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove back a broad crackdown in badly-affected ‘urban areas’ over school half-term Gove and Cummings said to be pushing for two-week closure from October 26 Would affect only parts of England with the worst coronavirus levels But faces opposition from Chancellor Rishi Sunak … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… Boris Johnson’s circuit breaker By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:03 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 02:03 BST, 15 October 2020 Advertisement Share or comment on this article:
Professor Matt Keeling suggested thousands of lives could be saved if the country goes into a circuit breaker over half term The academic behind a startling study which projected a two-week ‘circuit-breaker’ could save thousands of lives by New Year has today admitted his figures were wildly over-estimated. In the paper, Professor Matt Keeling – from the Scientific … Read more
Northern Ireland could see a month-long circuit breaker as the country’s politicians debate how to tackle soaring case numbers. The country’s Health Minister Robin Swann has warned that infection rates will continue rising if both schools and the hospitality sector remain open. The weekly meeting of the powersharing administration, scheduled for Thursday, was brought forward in an indication … Read more