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| UK coronavirus live: 'Not to act would be unforgivable' - PM suggests more areas should go into strictest tier 3 | UK coronavirus live: 'Not to act would be unforgivable' - PM suggests more areas should go into strictest tier 3 |
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| North-east England, south Yorkshire and Greater Manchester to be in tier 2, local leaders reveal, as PM unveils new system | North-east England, south Yorkshire and Greater Manchester to be in tier 2, local leaders reveal, as PM unveils new system |
| New restrictions banning different households from mixing indoors could be imposed on London as early as this week to prevent rising coronavirus levels, mayor Sadiq Khan has warned. | |
| The capital is expected to be initially placed on “medium” in the new three-tier system of local alerts for England when they come into force on Wednesday. | |
| This would put London with most of the country at the lowest end of the scale, meaning no new restrictions would be imposed immediately and the rule of six and the 10pm curfew staying in place. | |
| But the London mayor warned that the city could be moved upwards “very quickly - potentially even this week” after the prime minister Boris Johnson set out his plans earlier today. | |
| If the city moves up a notch to “high”, then mixing between different households or social bubbles could be banned indoors, including in pubs and restaurants. | |
| A spokesman for the mayor said: | |
| Khan discussed the new alert system with local leaders in the capital on Monday, and they are understood to have agreed further restrictions will soon be needed if the figures continue on the current trajectory. | |
| His spokesman added: | |
| In a joint statement the Liverpool city region mayor, Steve Rotheram, the Liverpool city mayor, Joe Anderson, and the six city region council leaders say they still urging the government to provide them with further financial support. They say: | |
| That’s all from me for tonight. | |
| My colleague Lucy Campbell is taking over now. She will be covering the press conference at 7pm with Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, and Prof Chris Whitty, the government’s chief medical adviser. | |
| And here are details of which areas are subject to which alert level. (5.49pm.) | And here are details of which areas are subject to which alert level. (5.49pm.) |
| The very high alert level (tier 3) | The very high alert level (tier 3) |
| Liverpool city region: Liverpool, Knowsley, Wirral, St Helens, Sefton and Halton. | Liverpool city region: Liverpool, Knowsley, Wirral, St Helens, Sefton and Halton. |
| The high alert level (tier 2) | The high alert level (tier 2) |
| Cheshire: Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East. | Cheshire: Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East. |
| Greater Manchester: Manchester, Bolton, Bury, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, Salford, Rochdale and Oldham. | Greater Manchester: Manchester, Bolton, Bury, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, Salford, Rochdale and Oldham. |
| Warrington: Warrington. | Warrington: Warrington. |
| Derbyshire: High Peak - the wards of: Tintwistle, Padfield, Dinting, St John’s, Old Glossop, Whitfield, Simmondley, Gamesley, Howard Town, Hadfield South, and Hadfield North. | Derbyshire: High Peak - the wards of: Tintwistle, Padfield, Dinting, St John’s, Old Glossop, Whitfield, Simmondley, Gamesley, Howard Town, Hadfield South, and Hadfield North. |
| Lancashire: Lancashire, Blackpool, Preston, Blackburn with Darwen, and Burnley. | Lancashire: Lancashire, Blackpool, Preston, Blackburn with Darwen, and Burnley. |
| West Yorkshire: Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale, and Wakefield. | West Yorkshire: Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale, and Wakefield. |
| South Yorkshire: Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield. | South Yorkshire: Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield. |
| North-east England: Newcastle, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, and Northumberland. | North-east England: Newcastle, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, and Northumberland. |
| Tees Valley: Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington and Hartlepool. | |
| West Midlands: Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull, Wolverhampton and Walsall. | West Midlands: Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull, Wolverhampton and Walsall. |
| Leicester: Leicester and Oadby and Wigston. | Leicester: Leicester and Oadby and Wigston. |
| Nottingham: Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City. | Nottingham: Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City. |
| The medium alert level (tier 1) | The medium alert level (tier 1) |
| Everywhere else in England | Everywhere else in England |
| No 10 has just released this guide to the new rules. | No 10 has just released this guide to the new rules. |
| Some of the wording is not at all clear. Here is the more detailed text explanation that No 10 has sent that makes a bit more sense. | Some of the wording is not at all clear. Here is the more detailed text explanation that No 10 has sent that makes a bit more sense. |
| Rules for places at medium alert level (tier 1) | Rules for places at medium alert level (tier 1) |
| Rules for places at high alert level (tier 2) | Rules for places at high alert level (tier 2) |
| Rules for places at very high alert level (tier 3) | Rules for places at very high alert level (tier 3) |
| Some of this wording is not particularly clear either. For example, the rule of six already applies to meetings in gardens and parks. But journalists have received a less garbled briefing. And we were told: | Some of this wording is not particularly clear either. For example, the rule of six already applies to meetings in gardens and parks. But journalists have received a less garbled briefing. And we were told: |
| In tier 1, the rule of six continues to apply. | In tier 1, the rule of six continues to apply. |
| In tier 2, mixing with another household indoors is banned, but mixing with them outside is not banned (subject to the rule of six). | |
| In tier 3, mixing with another household is banned in private gardens too (even if there are no more than six of you). | |
| In the Commons, asked what needs to happen for these local restrictions to be lifted, Boris Johnson says the R number would have to fall below one. | In the Commons, asked what needs to happen for these local restrictions to be lifted, Boris Johnson says the R number would have to fall below one. |
| In the Commons Andrea Leadsom, a Conservative, asks Boris Johnson to publish details of why the specific measures are needed in each case. Johnson says the government will do this. | In the Commons Andrea Leadsom, a Conservative, asks Boris Johnson to publish details of why the specific measures are needed in each case. Johnson says the government will do this. |
| Andy Street, the Conservative mayor for the West Midlands (and arguably the most prominent Tory in local government) has said he is “very disappointed” to see his region go into tier 2, the high risk alert level. | Andy Street, the Conservative mayor for the West Midlands (and arguably the most prominent Tory in local government) has said he is “very disappointed” to see his region go into tier 2, the high risk alert level. |
| He says that regional leaders were led to believe that this would not happen, that it will mean households now being banned from mixing in places like pubs, that the evidence does not support this and that the hospitality industry will suffer as a result. | He says that regional leaders were led to believe that this would not happen, that it will mean households now being banned from mixing in places like pubs, that the evidence does not support this and that the hospitality industry will suffer as a result. |
| He also says that the West Midlands, with an average infection rate of 123 people per 100,000, is being treated the same as Manchester, with 550 infections were 100,000 people. | He also says that the West Midlands, with an average infection rate of 123 people per 100,000, is being treated the same as Manchester, with 550 infections were 100,000 people. |
| He says the decision should be reviewed “as soon as possible”. | He says the decision should be reviewed “as soon as possible”. |
| In the Commons Labour’s Yvette Cooper called on Boris Johnson to “come back from the moon and get back to what’s happening on planet Earth” as she raised concerns over testing. She said: | In the Commons Labour’s Yvette Cooper called on Boris Johnson to “come back from the moon and get back to what’s happening on planet Earth” as she raised concerns over testing. She said: |
| Johnson said that testing capacity had gone up 28% in the last month, and that by the end of the month the system would be able to process 500,000 tests a day. | Johnson said that testing capacity had gone up 28% in the last month, and that by the end of the month the system would be able to process 500,000 tests a day. |
| Nine thousand students in England currently have Covid and 68 universities are dealing with outbreaks, the universities minister has said. | Nine thousand students in England currently have Covid and 68 universities are dealing with outbreaks, the universities minister has said. |
| Michelle Donelan said the figure of 9,000 came from data supplied by universities and was a cumulative figure over seven days, against a total student population of around 2 million. | Michelle Donelan said the figure of 9,000 came from data supplied by universities and was a cumulative figure over seven days, against a total student population of around 2 million. |
| From next week, she said, the Department for Education would be working with the Office for Students on a new, more transparent data regime to provide figures. | From next week, she said, the Department for Education would be working with the Office for Students on a new, more transparent data regime to provide figures. |
| Speaking during education questions in the Commons, Donelan also warned higher education institutions against trying to make a profit by charging self-isolating students £18 a day for food parcels. Donelan said she had already spoken to “many” universities on this issue, and warned she would be writing to follow up. | Speaking during education questions in the Commons, Donelan also warned higher education institutions against trying to make a profit by charging self-isolating students £18 a day for food parcels. Donelan said she had already spoken to “many” universities on this issue, and warned she would be writing to follow up. |
| Students who are trapped in their halls of residence have complained about the cost and quality of the food provided by their universities, with some charged hundreds of pounds for meal packages including baked beans and instant noodles. | Students who are trapped in their halls of residence have complained about the cost and quality of the food provided by their universities, with some charged hundreds of pounds for meal packages including baked beans and instant noodles. |
| More than 2,500 students at Lancaster University have signed a petition urging the university to stop “profiting from self-isolating students” who are paying £17.95 a day for meals the students estimate cost £4. | More than 2,500 students at Lancaster University have signed a petition urging the university to stop “profiting from self-isolating students” who are paying £17.95 a day for meals the students estimate cost £4. |
| Donelan told MPs: | Donelan told MPs: |
| Figures posted on the University of Nottingham’s website showed 1,510 of its students had been diagnosed with active cases of Covid-19 during the week ending last Friday, PA Media reports. The figures included 667 students in private accommodation, 523 others living in halls of residence and 310 in purpose-built student accommodation. | Figures posted on the University of Nottingham’s website showed 1,510 of its students had been diagnosed with active cases of Covid-19 during the week ending last Friday, PA Media reports. The figures included 667 students in private accommodation, 523 others living in halls of residence and 310 in purpose-built student accommodation. |
| The figures on the UK government’s dashboard also show that there are now 3,665 patients in hospital in England with coronavirus. | The figures on the UK government’s dashboard also show that there are now 3,665 patients in hospital in England with coronavirus. |
| That is 1,072 more than this time last week (2,593) - a 40% increase. | That is 1,072 more than this time last week (2,593) - a 40% increase. |
| The UK government has updated its coronavirus dashboard. Here are the key headline figures. | The UK government has updated its coronavirus dashboard. Here are the key headline figures. |
| The UK has recorded 13,972 new cases. That is higher than yesterday (12,872) and higher than the figure for this time last week (12,594), but lower than some days last week. | The UK has recorded 13,972 new cases. That is higher than yesterday (12,872) and higher than the figure for this time last week (12,594), but lower than some days last week. |
| The UK has recorded 50 further deaths. That is 15 fewer than yesterday. | The UK has recorded 50 further deaths. That is 15 fewer than yesterday. |
| The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce chief executive, Paul Cherpeau, said businesses across the city were “bewildered, frustrated and angry” by the new restrictions. He said: | The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce chief executive, Paul Cherpeau, said businesses across the city were “bewildered, frustrated and angry” by the new restrictions. He said: |
| In response to a question from the Tory MP Steve Baker, Johnson said that the development of a vaccine “cannot be taken for granted”. He says after 20 years there is still no vaccine for Sars. | In response to a question from the Tory MP Steve Baker, Johnson said that the development of a vaccine “cannot be taken for granted”. He says after 20 years there is still no vaccine for Sars. |
| UPDATE: Here is Johnson’s quote. | UPDATE: Here is Johnson’s quote. |