{"id":167427,"date":"2020-09-22T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindustry.beauty\/boris-johnson-announces-new-lockdown-restrictions-may-last-for-six-months\/"},"modified":"2022-01-13T09:42:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T09:42:22","slug":"boris-johnson-announces-new-lockdown-restrictions-may-last-for-six-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindustry.beauty\/boris-johnson-announces-new-lockdown-restrictions-may-last-for-six-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson announces new lockdown restrictions may last for six months"},"content":{"rendered":"
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a series of new measures, due to take force on Thursday, as Coronavirus rates soar.<\/strong><\/p>\n Boris Johnson has warned plans may go on for \"perhaps six months\"<\/strong>, as from Thursday, all hospitality, experience retail and leisure venues in England will be forced by law to close between 10pm and 5am.<\/p>\n From Monday, staff in shops and hospitality venues will be forced by law to wear a face covering.<\/strong> Meanwhile the fine for breaking the 'rule of six' will rise from \u00a3100 to \u00a3200.<\/p>\n Johnson added: \"If we fail to act together now, we will not only place others at risk, but jeopardise our own futures with the drastic action we would inevitably be forced to take.\"<\/p>\n Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician and SAGE attendee, told MPs the COVID-19 spread was no longer just contained to local outbreaks.<\/p>\n \"At the moment we have a national in England largely national pandemic, but one which is concentrated in urban areas\", he said.<\/p>\n Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove confirmed there will also be \"a shift in emphasis\", with people encouraged to work from home again where possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n Only two weeks ago, it was suggested that the UK may \"regain a sense of normality\" by possibly introducing 20 minute testing to offer the equivalent of a COVID-19 passport.<\/a><\/p>\n