LONDON, Sept 22 (AFP/APP):The UK government will on Tuesday announce new measures to curb a concerning rise in coronavirus cases, shutting pubs in England early and recommending a return to working from home where possible. Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines the restrictions to parliament at 1130 GMT, and was due to make a televised address to the nation at 1900 GMT. Top advisers on Monday warned the country could see up to 50,000 coronavirus cases a day by mid-October, and a month later exceed 200 deaths every day if nothing was done. Britain’s Covid-19 alert level was raised from level three to four, indicating that “transmission is high or rising exponentially”. Johnson’s office said late on Monday that English pubs, bars and other hospitality venues will be required to close at 10pm (2100 GMT). Food and drink outlets will be restricted to table service only. Similar restrictions are already in place across swathes of northern and central England. Killing Kashmiris in custody a ‘regular feature’ of Indian troops Senior minister Michael Gove meanwhile said there was going to be a “shift in emphasis” on official advice about working from home, just months after a call for return to the workplace. … Continue reading UK to outline early pub closing as Covid-19 alert level raised