Amid Corona Crisis Britain’s PM Boris Cancels India Visit.
On Tuesday Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) Boris Johnson cancelled the trip to India after he announced a fresh lockdown in the UK over the new strain of the corona virus that might go out of control. Johnson was scheduled to visit India on January 26 as a chief guest for the celebrations of Republic Day.
“PM Johnson spoke to PM Modi this morning to express his regret that he will be unable to visit India later this month as planned,” said a British spokesperson. “In the light of the lockdown announced last night and the speed at which the new corona virus strain is spreading, PM Boris said that it was important for him to remain in the UK so he can respond to the domestic response of the virus,” the spokesperson added further.
Amid a huge spike in the corona cases which saw 80,000 new infections in the last 24 hours the lock down for 56 million people in England could last till mid February.
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