GOVERNMENT URGES PEOPLE TO STAY LOCKDOWN AT HOME!

"Once more, we should all stay at home.'"

That is the message from the government that warns the new variant is placing huge pressure on the NHS.

lockdown |ˈlɒkdaʊn|
nounN. Amer.
the confining of prisoners to their cells, typically in order to regain control during a riot. the lockdown has been in effect since October 1983.
• a state of isolation or restricted access instituted as a security measure: the university is on lockdown and nobody has been able to leave.

By Marinodelfino
London, January 2021.