KIRKLEES is among eight places across the country where people are being urged against all but essential travel in and out of the area.
It's in a bid to bring the Indian variant of Covid-19 under control, with Kirklees one of the areas where it is spreading the fastest.
Latest figures show it has the fourth highest infection rate in the country, behind Bolton, Blackburn with Darwen and Bedford.
The other areas identified are: Bedford Borough Council; Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council; Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council; Burnley Borough Council; Leicester City Council; London Borough of Hounslow; North Tyneside Council.
The Government advice states: "The new Covid-19 variant spreads more easily from person to person. To help stop the spread, you should take particular caution when meeting anyone outside your household or support bubble.