UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has indicated the COVID-19 lockdown in England will last until March 8 when schools could start to reopen.
Mr. Johnson gave the signal on Wednesday as the government announced new measures to clamp down on travel to and from Britain.
A highly contagious new variant of the virus, which emerged in southeast England at the end of last year, has led to a soaring number of infections across Britain with cases and deaths reaching record levels.
On Tuesday, Britain's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 100,000, the first European state to reach that figure, leading to questions about Mr. Johnson's handling of a crisis that has also battered the economy.
England has been in lockdown since the start of January with schools, pubs and restaurants closed and people told to stay home as much as possible.
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