Covid live: UK minister not ruling out ‘circuit breaker’ before Christmas; Netherlands lockdown begins
Health secretary says government keeping ‘everything under review’; shops closed and Christmas plans in disarray as lockdown comes into force
- UK health secretary refuses to rule out further curbs before Christmas
- Mass rapid tests in Liverpool cut hospital stays by a third
- UK scientists: bring in curbs now or face 2m daily cases
- Netherlands enter strict lockdown over Christmas
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