Government
November 3, 2020
Boris Johnson, prime minister of the United Kingdom, announcing the second lockdown in England that mirrors similar restrictions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to stem the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Image credit: 10 Downing Street
By Mickey Alam Khan
A government-mandated lockdown in the U.K. regions of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is yet another blow to British luxury brands as the country is threatened with a resurgent COVID-19 outbreak.
{"ct":"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","iv":"5dc5cdfe64932c0185a12532c020a161","s":"cbf168d34a690c1b"}
Share your thoughts. Click here