Boris Johnson bets on 2-million vaccine shots a week as UK locks down again
Rishi Sunak set to give details about support for businesses as new stay-at-home rules threaten to push the economy into recession
05 January 2021 - 10:15
London — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pinning his hopes for a national recovery on a plan to deliver 2-million coronavirus vaccinations a week, as the UK went back into lockdown in an attempt to prevent hospitals being overwhelmed.
Amid dire warnings that the National Health Service (NHS) could fail to cope with soaring infection rates, the prime minister shut England’s schools and ordered people across the country to stay at home. Chancellor of exchequer Rishi Sunak is due to give more details about supporting businesses later on Tuesday...
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