Boris Johnson has defended the introduction of the tier system for England,saying it would be wrong to “take our foot off the throat of the beast”.
On avisit to pharmaceutical firm Wockhardt at its facility in North Wales, thePrime Minister said England’s lockdown had got the disease under control withthe R number – a measure of how quickly the virus is spreading – below 1.
December 2 will see the introduction of a tougher tier system in England, with99% of the country to be placed in the top two tiers..
Boris Johnson has defended the Government’s latest tiered controls forEngland, saying they were essential to get coronavirus..
