England's new Covid-19 measures: Johnson attempts to simplify rules

Name: England's new Covid-19 measures: Johnson attempts to simplify rules
Uploaded: 2020-10-13T09:38:47+00:00
Duration: 27 s
Description: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday imposed a tiered system of further restrictions on parts of England including shutting pubs as the Covid-19 outbreak accelerates. "We must act to save lives," Johnson told parliament, adding that he did not want another national lockdown and that he understood the frustrations of those chaffing at the "repressions of liberty".

Issued on: 13/10/2020 - 11:38

Video by: FRANCE 24 Follow

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday imposed a tiered system of further restrictions on parts of England including shutting pubs as the Covid-19 outbreak accelerates. "We must act to save lives," Johnson told parliament, adding that he did not want another national lockdown and that he understood the frustrations of those chaffing at the "repressions of liberty".