Sputnik is live from London, where a new quarantine was announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday evening in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.
The lockdown is expected to last until mid-February, as the UK is fighting a new coronavirus strain, while the number of infected - 2.72 million, according to Johns Hopkins University - became the fifth-highest in the world, surpassing France. At the same time, the COVID death toll of 75,547 is almost as high as the number of deceased in Italy.
Follow Sputnik's Live Feed to Find Out More!