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"Once more, we should all stay at home.'"
That is the message from the government that warns the new variant is placing huge pressure on the NHS.
lockdown |ˈlɒkdaʊn|
nounN. Amer.
the confining of prisoners to their cells, typically in order to regain control during a riot. the lockdown has been in effect since October 1983.
• a state of isolation or restricted access instituted as a security measure: the university is on lockdown and nobody has been able to leave.
By Marinodelfino
London, January 2021.