Image of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a media briefing on Covid-19 today. Image: PA Image of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a media briefing on Covid-19 today. Image: PA MORE THAN 55 million people face tougher coronavirus restrictions in England after 2 December as Boris Johnson warned any easing off could lead to another national lockdown in the new year.
At a Downing Street press conference, Johnson said: “I’m sorry to confirm that from Wednesday most of England will be in the top two tiers, with the toughest measures. In Tier 1, the rule of six applies indoors and outdoors, people are urged to work from home if they can and pubs are limited to table service.
But he said that advances in vaccine and testing technologies could offer hope once the country gets through a “hard winter”.England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty warned that while Tier 2 restrictions would be enough to “hold the line”, they could not reliably reduce the number of cases.– In the North East: Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar and Cleveland, Darlington, Sunderland, South Tyneside, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside and County Durham.
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