Local authorities in Britain from Saturday will receive additional powers, which will allow them in case of increasing number of cases of coronavirus infection to introduce a quarantine regime, announced British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a press conference on Friday.
“As of tomorrow, local authorities will be given new powers that will allow them to close buildings and open spaces if necessary and cancel events”, – Johnson said.
He stressed that giving local authorities that opportunity would allow them to effectively fight the coronavirus.
The number of victims of coronavirus in Great Britain exceeds 45 thousand, the number of identified diseases – 292 thousand.