Tag: Johnson, Boris
Despite Omicron Wave, Britons Are Set on Not Losing Another Christmas
LONDON — Under the exuberant Christmas decorations strung above one of London’s most famous shopping streets, presents filled the arms…
U.K. Weighing Lockdown Amid an Omicron Wave and Political Turmoil
LONDON — With coronavirus cases in Britain exploding, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the government is leaving open…
Britain’s Conservatives Lose ‘Safe’ Seat, Dealing Blow to Boris Johnson
LONDON — Britain’s Conservative Party on Friday crashed to an election defeat in a district it had represented for more…
Conservatives Abandon Johnson Over New Covid Rules
LONDON — The British government estimates that 200,000 people a day are being infected with the latest coronavirus variant, Omicron.…
Across the World, Covid Anxiety and Depression Take Hold
PARIS — A recent cartoon in the French daily Le Monde featured a bedraggled man arriving at a doctor’s office…
Omicron Wave Heads for U.K., but It’s Not Clear How Bad It’ll Be
LONDON — With cases of the Omicron variant doubling every three days and the government doing an about-face on restrictions…