UK defends its new virus strategy but experts are skeptical

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People board a bus outside Waterloo station in London, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a range of new restrictions to combat the rise in coronavirus cases in England, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

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LONDON (AP) — The British government is defending its strategy for combating a second wave of COVID-19 cases amid criticism that its new slate of restrictions will not be enough to stop an exponential spread of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled new rules that include a 10 p.m. curfew on bars and restaurants and again encouraged people to work from home. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the BBC on Wednesday that the government’s approach is enough to slow the spread of the virus as long as everyone complies with the rules. But many health experts said they did not think the latest plan would stop the country’s rapid rise in new COVID-19 infections.