Britain is imposing a national lockdown again to control the virus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today issued a new national lockdown to contain the increase in new cases of coronavirus, as Johnson made clear that the new strain of coronavirus is spreading more quickly than expected. Johnson said in a televised address to the country: “As I speak to you tonight, our hospitals are under pressure from Covid 19 more than at any time since the start of the epidemic, and given that most of the country is already under strict measures, it is clear that we need to do more together to control this new alternative. ". On the other hand, data released by Markt today showed that the UK's manufacturing PMI rose to 57.5 points in December compared to 55.6 points in November, its highest level since November 2017.