lockdown measures and other restrictions as new coronavirus infections surge across the continent.British lawmakers approved a month-long lockdown in England, voting on Wednesday in favour of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to try to prevent COVID-19 — the highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus — from running out of control and overwhelming health services.
Canada adds 3,276 new coronavirus infections as global cases surpass 48 million Starting from Thursday, people will be ordered to stay at home to combat a surge in new infections that could, if unchecked, cause more deaths than a first wave, which forced a three-month lockdown earlier this year.The 516-38 vote had been in little doubt after the.