UK could lockdown city of Leicester over coronavirus fears

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LONDON (AFP) - The English Midlands city of Leicester could face a local lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus cases, the UK's Home Secretary Priti Patel said Sunday (June 28).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LONDON - The English Midlands city of Leicester could face a local lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus cases, the UK's Home Secretary Priti Patel said Sunday .

The increases were linked to fresh outbreaks at food production plants and reports of large gatherings outside takeaway restaurants. The news regarding Leicester comes at a worrying time for the UK, a country badly affected by the pandemic.

 

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