jun 29, 2020 - Leicester, UK, placed back into lockdown

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Leicester will be the first British city to be placed back into lockdown to control an outbreak of coronavirus.

Non-essential shops will close tomorrow and pubs and restaurants will not re-open on July 4 as planned, Matt Hancock said in a statement to the House of Commons.

Schools will also close on Thursday, apart from to the children of key workers.

Mr Hancock advised against all but essential travel in Leicester and said the Government could take further steps to enforce social distancing rules if they are not followed.

The Government will review the new measures in two weeks time, he said. (The Telegraph)

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