‘I know it’s frustrating’: Johnson defends tier system in England

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    During a visit to a Covid testing lab in Wiltshire, Boris Johnson said he understood the frustrations of people across England, with almost third of the population facing the toughest curbs to contain the spread of coronavirus. More than 23 million people in England will be placed in the top category of the government’s three-tier system, which has seen its guidelines tightened since its use before the November lockdown UK coronavirus live Different age groups may get different Covid vaccines, experts say

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