英國再度收緊防疫措施

UK imposes tougher measures
英國再度收緊防疫措施

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told people on Tuesday to work from home when possible and ordered bars and restaurants to shut earlier in a bid to tackle a fast-spreading second wave of COVID-19.
英國首相約翰遜9月22日下令，要求民衆儘可能居家辦公，酒吧和餐館提前打烊，以應對迅速蔓延的第二波新冠肺炎疫情。

After government scientists warned that the death rate would soar without urgent action, Johnson said the new restrictions could last for six months, although he stopped short of imposing another full lockdown.
此前政府科學家警告稱，如果不採取緊急行動，英國將面臨新冠疫情死亡率飆升的危險。雖然約翰遜沒有宣佈再度實施全面封鎖，但他表示，新的限制舉措可能將持續半年。

"I'm sorry to say that as in Spain and France and many other countries, we have reached a perilous turning point," Johnson told parliament following emergency meetings with ministers and leaders of the UK's devolved governments.
約翰遜向國會表示：“我很遺憾地說，和西班牙、法國等許多國家一樣，我們已經到了一個危險的轉折點。”在此之前，約翰遜與政府大臣以及北愛爾蘭、蘇格蘭和威爾士的領導人舉行了緊急會晤。

Just weeks after urging people to start returning to workplaces, Johnson advised office workers to stay at home if they could.
約翰遜建議辦公室職員儘量居家辦公，幾周前，他剛呼籲人們回到工作崗位。

He ordered all pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality sites to close at 10 pm beginning Thursday with only table service allowed.
約翰遜還要求所有夜店、酒吧、餐館以及其它娛樂場所從9月24日起必須在晚上10點關門，且只允許提供桌邊服務。

Face-masks will be required in more settings, businesses that break rules will be fined and there will be tougher enforcement against people who do not comply, he said.
約翰遜還表示，要求必須佩戴口罩的場合將增加，違反規定的商家將被罰款，政府對違反防疫新政的個人也將採取更嚴厲的措施。