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UK at 'tipping point': England braces for more restrictions

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People are out socializing in Liverpool city centre, ahead of the 10 p.m. curfew that pubs and restaurants are subject to in order to combat the rise in coronavirus cases in England, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on Monday expected to back a new three-tier local lockdown system, which could see pubs and restaurants in coronavirus hotspots in England being temporarily closed. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
Young people gesture as they socialise, in Manchester, England, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. Millions of people in northern England are waiting to hear whether they will be put under tighter coronavirus restrictions in the coming days. One of the British governments leading medical advisers warned Sunday that the country is at a tipping point in the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
People attend an anti-lockdown protest outside the Senedd Cymru in Cardiff Bay, Wales, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. So far the U.K. has experienced Europes deadliest virus outbreak, with over 42,750 confirmed deaths. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
A worker removes tables from outside the Beehive Inn, as temporary restrictions announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to help curb the spread of coronavirus have come into effect from 6pm, in Edinburgh, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
A woman holds a banner during an anti-lockdown protest outside the Senedd Cymru in Cardiff Bay, Wales, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. So far the U.K. has experienced Europes deadliest virus outbreak, with over 42,750 confirmed deaths. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
A man stacks away chairs outside The Last Drop pub, as temporary restrictions announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to help curb the spread of coronavirus have come into effect from 6pm, in Edinburgh, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
Left over ice dumped on the street in Glasgow in a protest by hospitality workers, as temporary restrictions announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to help curb the spread of coronavirus have come into effect from 6pm, in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (Douglas Barrie/PA via AP)
Left over ice dumped on the street in Glasgow in a protest by hospitality workers, as temporary restrictions announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to help curb the spread of coronavirus have come into effect from 6pm, in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (Douglas Barrie/PA via AP)
Two women walk past pubs in Edinburgh, as temporary restrictions announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to help curb the spread of coronavirus have come into effect from 6pm, in Edinburgh, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
People attend an anti-lockdown protest outside the Senedd Cymru in Cardiff Bay, Wales, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. So far the U.K. has experienced Europes deadliest virus outbreak, with over 42,750 confirmed deaths. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)

People are out socializing in Liverpool city centre, ahead of the 10 p.m. curfew that pubs and restaurants are subject to in order to combat the rise in coronavirus cases in England, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on Monday expected to back a new three-tier local lockdown system, which could see pubs and restaurants in coronavirus hotspots in England being temporarily closed. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)