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UK’s Johnson urges Britons to ‘work from home’ amid surge in Covid-19 cases

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told people on Tuesday to work from home where possible and ordered bars and restaurants to shut earlier in a bid to tackle a fast-spreading second wave of Covid-19.

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After government scientists cautioned that deaths may soar without urgent action, Johnson stopped short of another full lockdown as he did in March but said further action could be taken if the disease was not suppressed.

"We reserve the right to deploy greater firepower, with significantly greater restrictions," Johnson told parliament following emergency meetings with ministers and leaders of the United Kingdom's devolved governments.

"We will only be able to avoid it if our new measures work and our behaviour changes."

He said Britain had reached a similarly perilous point as countries like Spain and France.

UK coronavirus pandemic: 'We've reached perilous turning point', PM Johnson said

"We will spare no effort in developing vaccines, treatments and new forms of mass testing but unless we palpably make progress, we should assume that the restrictions I have announced will remain in place for perhaps six months."

Just weeks after urging people to start returning to workplaces, Johnson advised office workers to stay at home if they could. He ordered all pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality sites to close at 10 p.m. from Thursday with only table service allowed.

"I am sorry this will hurt many businesses just getting back on their feet," he said.

Schools, universities to stay open

Face masks will be required in more settings, businesses who break rules will be fined, and there will be tougher enforcement against people who do not comply, he said, while the military could be brought in to help free up the police.

However, schools and universities will stay open.

Johnson was to address the nation at 1900 GMT.

The extra measures come after government advisers said new cases could reach 50,000 per day by mid-October.

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