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British officials issue warnings about 'a tipping point' and second lockdown if COVID-19 rules are not followed

Britain's Secretary of State of Health Matt Hancock arrives in Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , London, Britain, May 21, 2020.Britain's health minister, Matt Hancock, said a second national lockdown could be a possibility if government-issued COVID-19 preventative measures are not followed.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced people will be fined if quarantine requirements for those who were exposed to coronavirus are not followed on Saturday. LONDON - Britain is at a tipping point on COVID-19, health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, warning that a second national lockdown could be imposed if people don't follow government rules designed to stop the spread of the virus.

"The nation faces a tipping point and we have a choice," Hancock told Sky News. "The choice is either that everybody follows the rules ... or we will have to take more measures.""I don't rule it out, I don't want to see it," he said. In addition to tighter rules on social gatherings across the country, several cities and regions in Britain have had 'local lockdowns' imposed, limiting even more strictly when, where and how many people can meet up socially.

 

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Waiting to drag me in the mud?

Yawn....it's over. People have moved on.

These idiots in Government don't have a clue, it is not lockdown that are needed, it is a proper and effective testing system, which tests the whole population, in order to control where the virus is.

How’s Sweden been lately!? Eyyyyyyy

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