lockdown on England and shut schools to most students to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed by surging coronavirus infections.
In a televised address to the nation on Monday night, the Prime Minister told the nation to stay indoors other than for limited exceptions, with measures expected to last until mid-February.
And the Prime Minister bowed to significant pressure to order primary schools, secondaries and colleges to move to remote teaching for the majority of students from Tuesday.
Johnson said the new variant, which is up to 70% more transmissible, was spreading in a "frustrating and alarming" manner, and warned that the number of Covid patients in English hospitals is 40% higher than the first peak."As I speak to you tonight, our.