British PM says 'escape route in sight' from pandemic

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears on screen during a coronavirus news conference with Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group Andrew Pollard, right, giving an update about COVID-19 pandemic, at Downing Street in London, Monday Nov. 23, 2020. AP British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said the "escape route" from the coronavirus was in sight as he announced that tough restrictions in England would not be extended beyond December 2. "The breakthroughs in treatment, in testing vaccines mean that the scientific cavalry is now in sight," he told parliament. "We know in our hearts that next year we will succeed. By the spring these advances...