It means around 60 per cent of the population of England will be under the highest level of restrictions - although extraordinarily No10 has insisted that all the curbs will still be relaxed on December 23 as part of the Christmas 'bubbles' plan.īritain today recorded a further 20,263 coronavirus cases, in a rise of more than a third on last Monday's total. Large areas of Hertfordshire and Essex will also go into Tier 3 after seeing 'sharp and exponential' growth. The Health Secretary told the Commons that the tough new rules will come into effect in London just after midnight on Wednesday morning, sparking fury that he is sending thousands of businesses to the wall. 30Įngland’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said that the new variant was faster-spreading, and likely behind the alarming climb of case numbers in that part of the country.Matt Hancock today plunged around 10million people in the South East into a Tier 3 shutdown with just 30 hours' notice - as he warned a new strain of coronavirus could be driving a surge in cases. * Tier 4 applies to: whole of London, Kent, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, most of Surrey, Bedfordshire, Luton, Hertfordshire, most of Essex * Rules apply for two weeks, will be reviewed on Dec. * People will be advised not to enter Tier 4 areas and residents in Tier 4 areas must not stay overnight away from home. * Socializing limited-one person can meet one other from a different household, in a public space outside. * All non-essential shops, indoor leisure and entertainment, personal care such as hair salons will close. * Households are largely banned from mixing, there will be no Christmas bubbles. * People must stay at home, unless they must travel for work, education, healthcare. Emerging scientific evidence suggests the new strain can spread significantly more quickly than previous strains in circulation and is behind a huge surge in infections in recent days.ĬOVID-19 case rates nearly doubled in London over the past week, with almost 60% of these infections attributed to the new strain of the virus, according to government officials. The dramatic escalation in the government’s pandemic response was triggered by a new strain of the virus that is virtually unique to the U.K. “Without action the evidence suggests infections would soar, hospitals would become overwhelmed and many thousands more would lose their lives.” “When the virus changes its method of attack we must change our method of defense,” Johnson said at a news conference. He promised the new rules will be reviewed on Dec. Johnson urged people across England to “stay local” and not travel far. The premier announced a new Tier 4 will apply in the hot-spot areas around the capital from Sunday, with all non-essential shops closing, millions of people ordered to stay at home and all foreign travel banned except for essential purposes. Household mixing will be banned in London and the south-east, and socializing restricted to just Christmas Day across the rest of England. After emergency talks with his most senior officials, Johnson canceled plans to ease pandemic restrictions for five days during the holiday.
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