{"id":1019252,"date":"2021-11-16T11:13:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T16:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1019252"},"modified":"2021-11-16T11:13:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T16:13:42","slug":"boris-johnson-refuses-to-rule-out-christmas-lockdown-amid-storm-of-infection-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boris-johnson-refuses-to-rule-out-christmas-lockdown-amid-storm-of-infection-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson Refuses to Rule Out Christmas Lockdown Amid \u2018Storm of Infection\u2019 in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboris-johnson-refuses-to-rule-out-christmas-lockdown-amid-storm-of-infection-in-europe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1019252&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1187935474-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to rule out a winter lockdown leaving Briton\u2019s facing the prospect of a lonely Christmas yet again.<\/p>\n<p>In a press conference from Downing Street on Monday, Mr Johnson warned that there are \u201cstorm clouds\u201d of rising coronavirus infections in Europe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA new wave of coronavirus is steadily sweeping through central Europe and is now affecting our nearest neighbours in Western Europe,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/politics\/covid-boris-johnson-warns-storm-clouds-are-gathering-with-new-wave-of-covid-sweeping-across-europe-1301719\">said<\/a>&nbsp;per i News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot rule anything out and the most important thing people can do to prevent NPIs (non-pharmaceutical interventions) from being needed is to get the boosters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Johnson echoed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/07\/health-minister-tells-britons-to-get-covid-booster-to-avoid-christmas-restrictions\/\">veiled threats<\/a> put forward by government ministers, that lockdown restrictions could be put back into effect if those eligible for the booster shot vaccines \u2014 which now includes everyone over the age of forty \u2014 do not take their shot.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt would be an utter tragedy after everything we have been through if people who had done the right thing by getting double vaccinated ended up becoming seriously ill or even losing their lives because they allowed their immunity to wane by not getting their booster,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister had previously&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/06\/14\/pm-boris-extends-coronavirus-restrictions-for-another-four-weeks\/\">vowed<\/a>&nbsp;that with the easing of lockdown restrictions over the summer, the British people could expect a \u201ccautious, but irreversible, roadmap to freedom\u201d. However, the government has consistently changed positions throughout the pandemic, typically in favour of more restrictions being imposed on the citizenry.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.542682926829\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can the PM rule out a Christmas lockdown? asks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCFergusWalsh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCFergusWalsh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t see anything in the current data that leads us to think that we need to go to Plan B [restrictions],&#8221; says Boris Johnson, &#8220;but we cannot rule anything out&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uEr5aPJX2h\">https:\/\/t.co\/uEr5aPJX2h<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/24SV74AA37\">pic.twitter.com\/24SV74AA37<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCPolitics\/status\/1460267698894606340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prior to last year\u2019s Christmas season, the government had promised the people a respite from lockdowns in order for families to gather for the Christian holiday. Yet, amid pressure from the likes of \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2020\/12\/22\/return-of-professor-lockdown-disgraced-neil-ferguson-advising-boris-johnsons-government\/\">Professor Pantsdown<\/a>\u2018 Neil Ferguson, Mr johnson ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2020\/12\/19\/tier-four-boris-cancels-christmas-in-much-of-southern-england\/\">backed down<\/a> and cancelled Christmas for most of the country.<\/p>\n<p>The PM has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/06\/21\/boris-johnson-lays-groundwork-for-next-lockdown-before-britain-even-escapes-the-last-one\/\">suggested<\/a>, as early as June, that there could be a return to restrictions in the winter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>In September, the government outlined a potential&nbsp;\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/09\/29\/boris-govt-revamps-vaccine-passport-push-under-winter-plan-b\/\">Plan B<\/a>\u201d for the winter months should infections of the Chinese coronavirus rise. The plan would introduce domestic vaccine passports in England for public venues such as pubs and theatres, following the example of the left-wing run local governments in Scotland and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>The plan states that those with proof of recovery or a negative coronavirus test would not be eligible to apply for the health pass, which would only be reserved for those who have had at least two doses of a vaccine. It is unclear if this standard would be increased, however, as the government is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/08\/uk-to-change-fully-vaccinated-definition-to-mean-three-doses-report\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1459590798819868677\">reportedly<\/a> planning to change the definition of fully vaccinated to mean having had three jabs.<\/p>\n<p>Others, such as the chief executive for the NHS, Matthew Taylor have called on the government to prepare a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/10\/20\/yeah-sure-uk-govt-minister-claims-no-winter-lockdown-on-the-horizon-as-nhs-pushes-plan-b\/\">Plan C<\/a>\u201d lockdown option if mask mandates and vaccine passports do not curb the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Countries across Europe have already begun enacting lockdown restrictions, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/nov\/12\/partial-lockdown-in-netherlands-amid-record-covid-cases\">Netherlands<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/15\/farage-brands-austrian-lockdown-unvaxxed-dark-times-freedom-liberty\/\">Austria<\/a>, which imposed lockdowns specifically on the unvaccinated. Germany has also begun introducing lockdowns for the unjabbed, with Chancellor Angela Merkel pronouncing last week that it is the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/14\/angela-merkel-proclaims-its-the-duty-of-citizens-to-get-vaccinated\/\">duty<\/a>\u201d of the German citizen to get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.8181818181818\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Double-Jabbed Santa Uses Vaccine Passport to Avoid Quarantine in Tesco Christmas Ad <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Eqpr6PmOlT\">https:\/\/t.co\/Eqpr6PmOlT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1459590798819868677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Kurt Zindulka on Twitter here <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtZindulka\">@KurtZindulka<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to rule out a winter lockdown leaving Briton\u2019s facing the prospect of a lonely Christmas yet again. 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