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UK hits another daily COVID case record as Boris Johnson to announce harsher restrictions and Scotland locks down
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce a raft of new coronavirus restrictions as the nation once again hits a daily high of coronavirus cases as the pandemic continues to surge there.
Key points:
- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce new lockdown restrictions
- Scotland will enter a hard lockdown for the rest of January
- The UK recorded a new daily high of 58,784 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour reporting period
The new record number of cases was 58,784 on Monday, with a further 407 deaths of people within 28 days of positive COVID-19 test, taking the nation’s death toll to over 75,500 according to official government figures.
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