Health Secretary to meet Leicester leaders as rumors of lockdown
extension swirl and city mayor sees 'no evidence' it would work
29 Jun, 2020 17:32 / Updated 1 day ago
Health Secretary Matt Hancock is to meet leaders in the city of
Leicester, amid UK plans to extend a lockdown in the area after a surge
in Covid-19 cases, prompting anger from the city mayor.
A major relaxation of
lockdown measures is scheduled to come into effect on July 4 in England
in a bid to kickstart the economy, but the city of Leicester is facing
the prospect of becoming the only place in the country to see its pubs,
restaurants, hotels and cinemas remain closed for a further two weeks
after a spike in coronavirus cases.
Leicester Mayor Peter Soulsby
confirmed to Sky News on Monday that he had received an email with
recommendations from the government overnight, suggesting the city keep
present restrictions in place. The city has recorded 866 of its 2,987
Covid-19 cases in the last fortnight.
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