Britain's government is considering a lockdown for the central English city of Leicester amid a spike of Covid-19 cases - the first time that a single UK area would face such an extreme measure during the pandemic. 'The Sunday Times' first reported that a lockdown could come within days after 658 new cases were recorded in the Leicester area...
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