Recent lockdown restrictions have been imposed in England to reduce the spread of COVID-19.<br />So far, they appear to be working, with a 30% drop in new infections over the past month.<br />The implementation of new protocols is based on local infection rates from November.<br />This includes business closures and limits on public gatherings, says UPI.<br />The country has seen its new coronavirus reproduction, or R, number fall to 0.88.<br />The R number measures how many people infected with the virus spread it to others.
