Sky News published this video item, entitled “In full: PM Boris Johnson holds news conference as lockdown begins” – below is their description.
Boris Johnson has held a news conference alongside Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty and Chief Scientific Officer Sir Patrick Vallance, on the first day of England’s third national lockdown.
The prime minister said that more than a million people in England are currently infected with coronavirus and Professor Chris Whitty added that figures show the new COVID variant is “taking off” in areas outside London and the South East.
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