Closed bar
A pedestrian looks through the window of a bar, temporarily closed-down due to COVID-19 restrictions, in Manchester, north west England on January 5, 2021, as Britain enters a national lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19. England's six-week lockdown, which began at midnight, emulates the first national coronavirus curbs in place from March to June -- but goes further than another instituted in November when schools remained open. Authorities in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have all taken similar measures, putting the UK as a whole in lockdown. Oli SCARFF / AFP
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Slow vaccine rollouts fuel worry as US logs record coronavirus deaths

LONDON, Jan 6, 2021 (AFP) - England went back into full lockdown as Europe battled Wednesday to stem a rising tide of coronavirus cases, and