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| Covid-19: England's regional tiers announced | |
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| The new tiers will replace England's current second national lockdown from 2 December | The new tiers will replace England's current second national lockdown from 2 December |
| Most of England faces more tough coronavirus rules when the lockdown ends next week, Matt Hancock confirmed. | |
| Large parts of the Midlands, North East and North West, including Manchester, as well as Kent, will face the harshest restrictions in tier three. | |
| A majority of places are in the second-highest level - tier two - including London, and Liverpool city region, previously in the highest tier. | |
| Meanwhile, a rush for details saw the government website repeatedly crash. | |
| The Isle of Wight, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly - where there have been no recorded cases in the past week - will be the only areas of England in the lowest level of curbs - tier one. | |
| The government has set out the reasoning behind the tier decisions for each area in a written ministerial statement. A full list of areas and tiers is below. | |
| 'Dig deep' | 'Dig deep' |
| Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Commons: "Hope is on the horizon but we still have further to go. So we must all dig deep." | Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Commons: "Hope is on the horizon but we still have further to go. So we must all dig deep." |
| "We should see these restrictions not as a boundary to push but as a limit on what the public health advice says we can safely do in any area," he added. | "We should see these restrictions not as a boundary to push but as a limit on what the public health advice says we can safely do in any area," he added. |
| Around 21 local authority areas will be in the highest level - tier three - including Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Tees Valley Combined Authority and North East Combined Authority. | |
| Lancashire, Leicester, Lincolnshire, Slough, Bristol, Kent and Medway will also be in tier three. | Lancashire, Leicester, Lincolnshire, Slough, Bristol, Kent and Medway will also be in tier three. |
| Differences between the new tiers include restrictions on where households can meet up: | Differences between the new tiers include restrictions on where households can meet up: |
| tier one: the rule of six applies everywhere, indoors and out | tier one: the rule of six applies everywhere, indoors and out |
| tier two: the rule of six applies outdoors but there is no household mixing anywhere indoors | tier two: the rule of six applies outdoors but there is no household mixing anywhere indoors |
| tier three: can only meet other households in outdoor public spaces like parks, where the rule of six applies | tier three: can only meet other households in outdoor public spaces like parks, where the rule of six applies |
| Gyms and close-contact beauty services like hairdressers will be able to open in all tiers. Guidance said people in all tiers who can work from home should continue to do so. | Gyms and close-contact beauty services like hairdressers will be able to open in all tiers. Guidance said people in all tiers who can work from home should continue to do so. |
| Earlier, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said even those in the highest level of restrictions in England - tier three - would see a "tangible change" compared to the current lockdown. | Earlier, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said even those in the highest level of restrictions in England - tier three - would see a "tangible change" compared to the current lockdown. |
| The system will be regularly reviewed and an area's tier level may change before Christmas - the first review is scheduled for 16 December. | The system will be regularly reviewed and an area's tier level may change before Christmas - the first review is scheduled for 16 December. |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lead a Downing Street news conference later. | Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lead a Downing Street news conference later. |
| LIVE UPDATES: Hancock sets out England's new tier arrangements | LIVE UPDATES: Hancock sets out England's new tier arrangements |
| EXPLAINED: What are the new rules? | EXPLAINED: What are the new rules? |
| LOOK-UP TOOL: How many cases in your area? | LOOK-UP TOOL: How many cases in your area? |
| MASS TESTING: Where is it available? | MASS TESTING: Where is it available? |
| The new system includes stricter rules for hospitality venues than the previous one and more local authorities will face higher levels of restrictions. | The new system includes stricter rules for hospitality venues than the previous one and more local authorities will face higher levels of restrictions. |
| Decisions on tiers are based on public health recommendations informed by a series of public health data, including Covid-19 cases among the over-60s, positivity rates, pressure on the NHS and how quickly cases are rising or falling. | Decisions on tiers are based on public health recommendations informed by a series of public health data, including Covid-19 cases among the over-60s, positivity rates, pressure on the NHS and how quickly cases are rising or falling. |
| Areas placed in tier three will be eligible for rapid or "lateral flow" tests - which give results in about 20 minutes without the need for a lab - to help bring down infections and reduce restrictions. | Areas placed in tier three will be eligible for rapid or "lateral flow" tests - which give results in about 20 minutes without the need for a lab - to help bring down infections and reduce restrictions. |
| And they will be offered support by NHS Test and Trace and the armed forces to deliver a six-week rapid community testing programme. | And they will be offered support by NHS Test and Trace and the armed forces to deliver a six-week rapid community testing programme. |
| Devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have the power to set their own coronavirus regulations, though all four UK nations have agreed a joint plan for Christmas. | Devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have the power to set their own coronavirus regulations, though all four UK nations have agreed a joint plan for Christmas. |
| Full list - which tier is your area in? | |
| Tier 1: Medium alert | |
| South East | |
| Isle of Wight | |
| South West | |
| Cornwall | |
| Isles of Scilly | |
| Tier 2: High alert | |
| North West | |
| Cumbria | |
| Liverpool City Region | |
| Warrington and Cheshire | |
| Yorkshire | |
| York | |
| North Yorkshire | |
| West Midlands | |
| Worcestershire | |
| Herefordshire | |
| Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin | |
| East Midlands | |
| Rutland | |
| Northamptonshire | |
| East of England | |
| Suffolk | |
| Hertfordshire | |
| Cambridgeshire, including Peterborough | |
| Norfolk | |
| Essex, Thurrock and Southend on Sea | |
| Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes | |
| London | |
| All 32 boroughs plus the City of London | |
| South East | |
| East Sussex | |
| West Sussex | |
| Brighton and Hove | |
| Surrey | |
| Reading | |
| Wokingham | |
| Bracknell Forest | |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | |
| West Berkshire | |
| Hampshire (except the Isle of Wight), Portsmouth and Southampton | |
| Buckinghamshire | |
| Oxfordshire | |
| South West | |
| South Somerset, Somerset West and Taunton, Mendip and Sedgemoor | |
| Bath and North East Somerset | |
| Dorset | |
| Bournemouth | |
| Christchurch | |
| Poole | |
| Gloucestershire | |
| Wiltshire and Swindon | |
| Devon | |
| Tier 3: Very High alert | |
| North East | |
| Tees Valley Combined Authority: | |
| Hartlepool | |
| Middlesbrough | |
| Stockton-on-Tees | |
| Redcar and Cleveland | |
| Darlington | |
| North East Combined Authority: | |
| Sunderland | |
| South Tyneside | |
| Gateshead | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| North Tyneside | |
| County Durham | |
| Northumberland | |
| North West | |
| Greater Manchester | |
| Lancashire | |
| Blackpool | |
| Blackburn with Darwen | |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | |
| The Humber | |
| West Yorkshire | |
| South Yorkshire | |
| West Midlands | |
| Birmingham and Black Country | |
| Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent | |
| Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull | |
| East Midlands | |
| Derby and Derbyshire | |
| Nottingham and Nottinghamshire | |
| Leicester and Leicestershire | |
| Lincolnshire | |
| South East | |
| Slough (remainder of Berkshire is tier 2: High alert) | |
| Kent and Medway | |
| South West | |
| Bristol | |
| South Gloucestershire | |
| North Somerset | |
| Published by HM Government on 26 November 2020 | |
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