UK Halts Lockdown Easing as CCP Virus Cases Rise

UK Halts Lockdown Easing as CCP Virus Cases Rise
UK Prime Minster Boris Johnson visits the North Yorkshire police and is introduced to recently graduated police officers on July 30, 2020, in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England. Charlotte Graham/WPA Pool/Getty
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has postponed for at least two weeks a major step in the government’s plan to ease the country out of lockdown, he said on Friday.

The announcement, in response to rising UK cases of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, was made only one day ahead of when significant easing measures for the country had been expected.