Coronavirus UK, non solo Leicester: altre città in quarantena nei prossimi giorni. FOTO

Il contagio quotidiano nazionale è ai minimi ma si contano ancora decine di morti al giorno e focolai di diffusione 'anomala' dell'epidemia, ragione per la quale le restrizioni potrebbero essere estese anche alle città di Bradford, Barnsley e Rochdale. LA FOTOGALLERY

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 01: A man walks past a tourist information centre during lockdown on July 01, 2020 in Leicester, England. Ten per cent of all the recent UKs Covid-19 deaths occurred in Leicester, which became the first British city to be put into regional lockdown on Tuesday night. (Photo by Darren Staples/Getty Images)

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In Gran Bretagna il numero di contagi sta sensibilmente calando, tanto che il governo prevede di ridurre le attuali restrizioni il prossimo 4 luglio. Una situazione incoraggiante che, però, presenta alcune criticità come la città di Leicester che è di nuovo in lockdown a causa di un nuovo focolaio. Preoccupano anche le situazioni di Bradford, Barnsley e Rochdale, che a breve potrebbero essere sottoposte alla medesime misura

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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 01: People walk past a closed Argos store during lockdown on July 01, 2020 in Leicester, England. Ten per cent of all the recent UKs Covid-19 deaths occurred in Leicester, which became the first British city to be put into regional lockdown on Tuesday night. (Photo by Darren Staples/Getty Images)

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La decisione è stata adottata dopo un'impennata di test positivi nella città dell'Inghilterra centrale

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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 01: A woman runs past a masked mannequin stands outside a butchers shop in the Birstall area on July 01, 2020 in Leicester, England. Ten per cent of all the recent UKs Covid-19 deaths occurred in Leicester, which became the first British city to be put into regional lockdown on Tuesday night. (Photo by Darren Staples/Getty Images)

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Per questo nuovo lockdown hanno chiuso i negozi non essenziali, e da oggi anche le scuole

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 01: A woman wearing a face shield queues outside a Barclays bank on July 01, 2020 in Leicester, England. Ten per cent of all the recent UKs Covid-19 deaths occurred in Leicester, which became the first British city to be put into regional lockdown on Tuesday night. (Photo by Darren Staples/Getty Images)

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Sono anche stati di nuovo introdotti i limiti agli spostamenti

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 01: A police officer walks with a community support officer during lockdown on July 01, 2020 in Leicester, England. Ten per cent of all the recent UKs Covid-19 deaths occurred in Leicester, which became the first British city to be put into regional lockdown on Tuesday night. (Photo by Darren Staples/Getty Images)

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Per garantire il rispetto delle misure restrittive il governo ha concesso alle autorità locali il nulla osta all'utilizzo anche delle forze dell'ordine

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 01: A man walks through the city centre on July 01, 2020 in Leicester, England. Ten per cent of all the recent UKs Covid-19 deaths occurred in Leicester, which became the first British city to be put into regional lockdown on Tuesday night. (Photo by Darren Staples/Getty Images)

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Il premier Boris Johnson ha definito il nuovo lockdown una misura temporaneamente necessaria che la maggior parte dei britannici "penso comprenda"

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 01: A man passes a closed vodafone shop on July 01, 2020 in Leicester, England. Ten per cent of all the recent UKs Covid-19 deaths occurred in Leicester, which became the first British city to be put into regional lockdown on Tuesday night. (Photo by Darren Staples/Getty Images)

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Leicester si trova nell'Inghilterra centrale ed è diventata famosa in tutto il mondo anche grazie all'impresa della squadra di calcio, guidata dall'italiano Claudio Ranieri, che nel 2016 ha vinto la Premier League

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Shoppers wearing PPE (personal protective equipment), of a face mask or covering as a precautionary measure against spreading COVID-19, choose produce at a farmers' mrketin the city centre of Leicester, central England, on June 30, 2020. - Britain on Monday reimposed lockdown measures on a city hit by an outbreak of coronavirus, in the first big test of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's "whack-a-mole" strategy to control the disease while getting the economy moving again. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Il premier Johnson ha annunciato di voler aggredire "localmente" i nuovi focolai: "come stiamo facendo a Leicester e come faremo ovunque"

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Shoppers wearing PPE (personal protective equipment), of a face mask or covering as a precautionary measure against spreading COVID-19, walk in the city centre of Leicester, central England, on June 30, 2020. - Britain on Monday reimposed lockdown measures on a city hit by an outbreak of coronavirus, in the first big test of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's "whack-a-mole" strategy to control the disease while getting the economy moving again. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Per questa ragione altre città del Nord della Gran Bretagna come Bradford, Barnsley e Rochdale potrebbero presto essere sottoposte a lockdown

Boys cycle in the North Evington area of Leicester, central England, on June 30, 2020. - Britain's first local coronavirus lockdown came into force on Tuesday, just days before a lifting of restrictions -- and some people in Leicester are not happy. The move, which comes after a spike in cases in the central city, means shops that only reopened two weeks ago have been forced to close again for a further fortnight. Travel has been restricted, and pubs, restaurants, cinemas and hairdressers that were preparing to reopen on Saturday will now have to stay closed, while the rest of England opens back up. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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In tutti e tre le cittadine, negli scorsi giorni, sono stati segnalati più di 45 casi ogni 100mila abitanti. A Leicester al momento se ne registrano 135 ogni 100mila

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JUNE 30: People shop in Leicester City Centre before non-essential shops close for the localised pandemic lockdown on June 30, 2020 in Leicester, England. As the rest of England prepares to reopen pubs and restaurants this weekend, Leicester is closing all non-essential businesses again after a spike in coronavirus cases worried officials. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Intanto il governo ha assicurato che verranno erogati aiuti aggiuntivi per le città che saranno costrette a chiudere di nuovo

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JUNE 30: Seats at Leicester bus station are taped off for social distancing before non-essential shops close for the localised pandemic lockdown on June 30, 2020 in Leicester, England. As the rest of England prepares to reopen pubs and restaurants this weekend, Leicester is closing all non-essential businesses again after a spike in coronavirus cases worried officials. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Il sindaco laburista della città Peter Soulsby, che inizialmente era restio al nuovo lockdown locale, si è detto preoccupata per "la situazione sanitaria, ma anche economica"

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JUNE 30: Children's play swings remained locked and chained, due to the pandemic, in Spinney Hill Park before non-essential shops close for the localised lockdown on June 30, 2020 in Leicester, England. As the rest of England prepares to reopen pubs and restaurants this weekend, Leicester is closing all non-essential businesses again after a spike in coronavirus cases worried officials. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Intanto la British Medical Association (Bma), equivalente dell'Ordine dei Medici italiano, invita il governo a condividere "più rapidamente" con le autorità e i servizi sanitari locali ogni informazione su tracce di ripresa dei contagi in singole aree

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 01: A police officer talks to a man sitting on a bench during lockdown on July 01, 2020 in Leicester, England. Ten per cent of all the recent UKs Covid-19 deaths occurred in Leicester, which became the first British city to be put into regional lockdown on Tuesday night. (Photo by Darren Staples/Getty Images)

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Londra ha imposto il ritorno alle restrizioni a Leicester 11 giorni dopo le prime segnalazioni: un lasso di tempo considerato da diversi esperti troppo lungo per il contenimento del contagio

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