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UK city of Leicester could be the first to face local lockdown after virus surge

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The central English city of Leicester could be the country's first to face a local lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus cases, the UK's Home Secretary Priti Patel said Sunday.

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The Midlands city recorded 658 new cases in the two weeks up to June 16, many linked to fresh outbreaks at food production plants.

Patel told the BBC that there have been "flare-ups across the country in recent weeks, in just the last three or four weeks in particular".

"For local outbreaks, it is appropriate to have local solutions in terms of infection control, social distancing, screening and many tools," she added.

"There will be support going into Leicester."

Reports in the Sunday Times newspaper said the government was set to reimpose strict lockdown rules on Leicester "within the next few days".

Leicester's population stands at around 340,000 people, according to official figures.

Lockdown restrictions set to ease

The news comes at a worrying time for the UK, a country badly affected by the pandemic.

Boris Johnson's government is set to ease lockdown restrictions from July 4 — despite fears of a second wave of infections — by opening pubs, restaurants anRead More – Source

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