In the UK, people living in the north-east of the kingdom have been banned from visiting each other's homes due to an increase in coronavirus infections.
The statement came from British Health Minister Matt Hancock, RIA Novosti reported. The number of cases of COVID-19 infection in the UK has risen sharply for a week now, and the government has acknowledged that there is a second wave of pandemics in the country.
According to the latest figures, 439,013 people have been infected with the coronavirus in the UK, and more than 42,000 patients have died in the pandemic.