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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson urges Ƶ to “find resolve” to avoid second lockdown as new restrictions announced

"The single greatest weapon we bring to this fight is the common sense of the people themselves"

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged the public to find the “discipline and resolve” to avoid a second Ƶ lockdown.

In a televised address to the nation, Mr Johnson said there would be "difficult months ahead" but he had hopes of a vaccine and mass testing.

He said the struggle against Covid was the "single biggest crisis" the world had faced in his lifetime - and warned of “many more deaths” if action was not taken.

Mr Johnson said that while the vast majority of people had complied with the rules there had been "too many breaches" and the virus had started to spread again in an "exponential way".

"We know this virus is no less fatal than it was in the spring... we risk many more deaths and many more families losing loved ones before their time," he said.

"The single greatest weapon we bring to this fight is the common sense of the people themselves."

The announcement to the public follows a package of new measures announced by the Government to stop the spread of the virus.

People are now being told to work from home if they can, while restaurants, pubs and bars in England will need to close at 10pm from Thursday.