British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that London and large parts of the South East of England will go into tougher Tier 4 restrictions from Sunday. Millions of people across southeast England will no longer be able to mix with other households at Christmas.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a news conference that the toughest set of coronavirus restrictions — known as “Tier 4” — will be put in place from Sunday, putting regions under the strictest lockdown rules.
“Given the early evidence we have on this new variant of the virus, and the potential risk it poses, it is with a heavy heart that I must tell you we cannot continue with Christmas as planned”- Johnson told in the conference.
Johnson spoke out after he was advised by scientists that a new coronavirus variant was spreading more quickly.
As a result, non-essential shops, gyms, cinemas, hairdressers, and bowling alleys will be forced to close for two weeks, while people will be restricted to meeting one other person from another household in an outdoor public space.
A “bubble” policy — allowing up to three households to meet up over the holiday period in parts of the country which are not under “Tier 4” restrictions — will be severely curtailed and will only apply on Christmas Day, Johnson said.
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