British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that nearly three quarters of Britain will be placed under tier for the highest level of locked down from Thursday onwards.

英國首相鮑里斯-約翰遜宣佈，從週四開始，英國近四分之三的地區將被置於層級下，進行最高級別的鎖定。

He also urged people to stay home for New Year's Eve.

他還呼籲人們留在家裡過年。

We've seen a 40% increase in cases in England in the last week alone, almost 15% more patients in hospital.

僅在上週，我們就看到英格蘭的病例增加了40%，住院病人增加了近15%。

More than that, the peak of the first wave and yesterday, sadly, we recorded almost ah 1000 deaths across the UK for the first time since April.

不僅如此，第一波的高峰期和昨天，不幸的是，我們記錄了自4月以來第一次全英國近啊1000人死亡。

Under the tougher limits, pubs, hotels and restaurants, as well as non essential places like clothing shops must close and households cannot mix.

在更嚴苛的限制下，酒吧、酒店、餐館以及服裝店等非必要場所必須關閉，住戶不能混住。

With few exceptions, Areas that fall under tier for include the Midlands, the northeast parts of the northwest and parts of the Southwest, all joining London already under the toughest restrictions.

除了少數例外，屬於層級的地區包括中部地區、西北部的東北部地區和西南部的部分地區，所有這些地區都加入了已經受到最嚴格限制的倫敦。

Since December 19th, Britain has suffered one of the worst death tolls in Europe.

自12月19日以來，英國遭遇了歐洲最嚴重的死亡人數之一。

Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that the country's hospitals face significant pressure and that the UK was heading for a quote catastrophe over the coming weeks if tougher measures weren't introduced.

衛生部長馬特-漢考克警告說，該國的醫院面臨著巨大的壓力，如果不採取更強硬的措施，英國在未來幾周內將迎來一場報價災難。

Scientists have confirmed the new variant off the virus is up to 70% more transmissible than the original.

科學家已經證實，新的變種病毒比原來的病毒傳播性高70%。

The government also said secondary schools would delay and stagger their reopening after Christmas to allow for testing, while some primary schools in the worst hit areas will stay closed.

政府還表示，中學將延後並錯開聖誕節後重新開學，以便進行測試，而受災最嚴重地區的一些小學將繼續關閉。