Liverpool City Region will be on the 'very high' Covid alert level from Wednesday, PM Boris Johnson says
Boris Johnson explains a three-tiered level of rules to fight the coronavirus pandemic in England.
Most areas of England will be on"medium" alert, with measures like the rule of six, but areas with local restrictions on household mixing are automatically on"high" alert.It came after England's deputy chief medical officer, Prof Jonathan Van-Tam, said growth in Covid cases was a"nationwide phenomenon" and that"things are heating up" in areas beyond northern England.The new system is split into three alert levels: medium, high and very high.
Restaurants can continue to trade in very high risk areas - and pubs and bars which can operate as one - but people will be advised against travelling to and from these zones.Boris Johnson told MPs restricting interactions between people would save lives and help prevent the NHS being overwhelmed. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he was"sceptical" whether the government has a plan to get control of the virus and that it increasingly felt as if Mr Johnson was"several steps behind the curve".
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