People in a pub listen to Boris Johnson's announcement. /Reuters 随着疫情的反弹，英国的新冠肺炎确诊病例已突破百万例。 当地时间10月31日，英国首相鲍里斯•约翰逊（Boris Johnson）召开新闻发布会宣布：英格兰地区将从11月5日起开始实施第二次全面“封锁”，直至12月2日结束。 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a month-long national lockdown in England, as COVID-19 cases in the UK rose above one million. After resisting calls for a new national lockdown for most of last month, Johnson announced on Saturday that restrictions across England will begin after midnight on Thursday and last until December 2. A person wearing a protective mask walks near a social distancing sign amid the outbreak of COVID-19, Coventry, Britain, October 25, 2020. /Reuters 届时，除售卖生活必需品的超市外，酒吧、餐饮、娱乐等非生活必须设施将一律暂停营业。 不过，和今年春天的第一次全面“封锁”不同，此次“封锁”期间英超赛事会继续举行，英国的中小学和大学校园也将继续保持开放。 All but essential shops, along with pubs and restaurants will close from Thursday and people have also been told to stay at home and not meet up with friends and family. The big change from the spring lockdown is that schools and universities are to be kept open, and sporting events like the Premier League will continue. 英国广播公司（BBC）称，此举是为了对抗新冠病毒的持续扩散，避免国家卫生体系不堪重负。 此前，英国科学家曾警告称，在最坏的情况下，英国新冠肺炎死亡人数在今年冬天或将超过8万人。 The lockdown comes after the government's scientific advisers said coronavirus infections were rising so fast that, unless the spread could be slowed, hospitals would be overwhelmed and their "reasonable worst case" scenario of 80,000 dead would be exceeded. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks during a press conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, October 31, 2020. /Reuters “除非我们立即采取行动，否则我们国家每天的新冠肺炎死亡人数将达到数千人”，约翰逊说。 约翰逊还表示，英国政府将恢复疫情期间的紧急工资补贴计划，以确保在英格兰封锁期间暂时停工的雇员能获得原来工资的80%。 "Unless we act we could see several thousand deaths a day in this country, a peak of mortality, alas, bigger than we saw in April," said Johnson. 英国议会将于周三针对这些新的封锁措施进行投票表决。有外媒分析称，一些保守党人会试图阻止这些措施通过，但由于反对党工党和大部分保守党人支持这一举措，因此封锁措施无法通过的可能性很小。 Lawmakers will vote on these measures on Wednesday and the opposition Labour Party has offered its support. People shop in Manchester, UK, October 8, 2020. /CFP 据了解，过去几周以来，出于对经济的担忧，约翰逊一直反对进行全国封锁，而倾向于采取局部限制措施，表示希望“避免再次被关停的痛苦”。而现在随着更加凶险的二次疫情来袭，他不得不改变做法。 此前，德国和法国已于过去一周宣布了新的全国封锁措施，以期在圣诞节来临前遏制住疫情。 点击图片阅读此前报道：《欧洲疫情“告急”！德法两国再度封锁》↑ 据悉，苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰的地方政府也已经实施了一系列新的封锁措施。 The rest of the United Kingdom – Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – have their own lockdown policies and enacted tougher health restrictions last month. Cabinet minister Michael Gove on Sunday said England's lockdown could be extended beyond December 2 if necessary, but Johnson will tell lawmakers that an extension is not the plan.