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England goes into new lockdown as Covid-19 variant rampages

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (pictured) on Monday ordered England into a new national lockdown to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system before a vaccine programme reaches a critical mass.

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