The UK faces an "unquestionably difficult" winter, Boris Johnson admitted after announcing coronavirus restrictions which could last six months. Infections are up, hospital admissions are climbing," Mr Johnson said. But Mr Johnson finished his televised address with a plea for a "spirit of togetherness", to get the country though the months ahead. Mr Johnson said the UK had reached "a perilous turning point" in the face of a second wave of Covid-19 cases. Paul Hunter, professor in medicine at the University of East Anglia, said there was a question over whether the measures announced by Mr Johnson would "be sufficient".

Source: The Herald September 23, 2020 01:30 UTC