The Drinks Business
15 December 2020
By Phoebe French
Greater London as well as parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will move to tier three restrictions from tomorrow, placing further pressure on the hospitality sector.
The Churchill Arms in Kensington had put up its usual mass of Christmas decorations
The new restrictions will apply across London’s 32 boroughs, the City of London, Basildon, Brentwood, Harlow, Epping Forest, Castle Point, Rochford, Maldon, Braintree, Chelmsford, Thurrock, Southend-on-Sea, Broxbourne, Hertsmere, Watford and Three Rivers.
The government said yesterday that data shows an “exponential rise in confirmed cases in these areas”, which resulted in earlier action than the original scheduled review date of 16 December.