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Johnson Defends U.K. Reopening as Covid Cases Soar Most in the World
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2:45Now PlayingBoris Johnson’s plan to get the U.K. back to normal is at risk of being derailed amid a public outcry over his attempt to dodge pandemic isolation rules, as Covid-19 cases soar the most in the world.
Coronavirus restrictions expired in England on Monday, a moment that was meant to herald the full reopening of an economy battered by its deepest recession in 300 years.
But the lifting of curbs came against a fraught backdrop of surging infections and political strife for Johnson. The U.K. added more than 54,000 new cases Saturday, and over 47,600 on Sunday, more than Indonesia, the current pandemic epicenter, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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