Leicester's mayor Sir Peter Soulsby says he hopes that the city's local lockdown will help to 'get on top' of an alarming recent spike in coronavirus cases. Ministers have ordered schools and non-essential shops to be closed and postponed the planned reopening of pubs in the central English city. SOUNDBITE

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