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London to face tougher restrictions under Tier-2 COVID-19 risk alert from Saturday as cases continue to surge

Press Trust of India • October 15, 2020, 21:24:12 IST
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The tougher measures in Tier-2 impose a ban on mixing between different households, indoors in homes and pubs, bars and restaurants and the Tier 1 rule of six on gatherings outdoors continues to apply

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London to face tougher restrictions under Tier-2 COVID-19 risk alert from Saturday as cases continue to surge

London: The UK capital, London, and its bordering county of Essex, currently in Tier 1 “medium” coronavirus risk level, will be moved to Tier 2 “high” risk level of restrictions from Saturday as infection rates continue to surge in these areas, the government announced on Thursday. The tougher measures in Tier-2 impose a ban on mixing between different households, indoors in homes and pubs, bars and restaurants and the Tier 1 rule of six on gatherings outdoors continues to apply. Businesses and venues can continue to operate under COVID-secure conditions within these restrictions, with businesses selling food or drink on their premises required to close between 10 pm and 5 am. The tougher restrictions will come into force from Saturday. In London, infection rates are on a steep upward path, with the number of cases doubling every 10 days. “The seven-day average case rate stands today at 97, rising sharply,” UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said in a statement tabled in the House of Commons. “We know from the first peak, the infection can spread fast and put huge pressures on the NHS (National Health Service) so we must act now to prevent the need for tougher measures later on. So working closely with the mayor, with cross-party council leadership, with local public health officials and the national team, we’ve together agreed that London needs to move to local COVID alert level high,” he said. In his message to Londoners, the minister added: “Thank you for what you’ve done to suppress this virus once. We all need to play our part in getting the virus under control once again.” Speaking earlier at City Hall, London mayor Sadiq Khan had indicated the tougher measures were on the way because there is “simply no other option” as he warned of a difficult winter ahead. The Opposition Labour Party member reiterated his party’s demands for a brief circuit breaker complete lockdown to try and get a grip on the rising infection rate in the face of the Conservative-led government’s “complete failure to get a working test, trace and isolate system in place”. “Nobody wants to see more restrictions, but this is deemed to be necessary in order to protect Londoners by myself, London council leaders and ministers,” Khan said. “In London, we experienced the worst of COVID-19 back in the spring. Thousands of lives were lost and our economy has been left reeling. We simply can’t afford for the government to be slow to act again,” he said. Rupa Huq, Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton in west London, took to Twitter to say she was unconvinced this tinkering would be enough and also repeated calls for a nationwide circuit-breaker lockdown to stop the disease “spreading like wildfire”. Labour shadow minister and London’s Ilford North MP Wes Streeting said the new restrictions would keep businesses open “in name only” as he called for more economic support. “There are lots of restaurants, pubs, bars and other venues whose doors will be open but customers will just not be walking through the door,” he said. Meanwhile, it also emerged that Greater Manchester may be the next region to join Liverpool in Tier 3 or the very high alert level, which is  akin to a complete lockdown. Hancock said that discussions remain ongoing about areas that need to be moved into this highest alert category. Areas in the third-tier face extreme curbs, with different households banned from mixing indoors or outdoors in hospitality venues or private gardens and pubs, bars and other hospitality settings are meant to be closed unless they are serving substantial sit-down meals. There is also guidance against travelling in and out of the area. The new three-tier system, which came in earlier this week, sees every area of England classed as being on medium, high or very high alert. Most of the country is on medium alert in Tier 1, which means areas are subject to the national restrictions currently in force, including the rule of six on indoor and outdoor gatherings and 10 pm closing time for pubs, bars and restaurants. In addition to these restrictions, in areas on high alert in Tier 2 currently including north-east England, much of the North West and parts of the Midlands, along with West and South Yorkshire and soon to include London different households are not allowed to mix indoors. For the third and highest tier, further restrictions may be agreed for particular regions, such as closure of gyms, leisure centres, betting shops and casinos.

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