U.K. Hospitals Face Breaking Point as Johnson Prepares Lockdown
- New cases exceeding 50,000 a day on the back of new variant
- Prime minister under pressure over plan to bring schools back
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The U.K.’s state healthcare system risks being overwhelmed in the next three weeks, forcing Boris Johnson to impose tougher lockdown rules in a desperate attempt to get control over the surging coronavirus pandemic.