| UPDATED: 12:33, Wed, Jan 27, 2021 Link copied Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Boris Johnson’s Government quietly extended coronavirus lockdown laws this week empowering councils to close pubs, restaurants, shops and public spaces until July 17. Britain has recorded more than 3.6 million Covid-19 infections since the pandemic began - the fifth-highest number of any country in the world. The UK has also joined five other nations to record more than 100,000 deaths within 28 days of a positive coornavirus test.