UK coronavirus live: Johnson won t rule out post-Christmas lockdown in England amid sharp case rise Lucy Campbell (now) and Nazia Parveen (earlier) 5.43pm GMT
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UK records 489 Covid-linked deaths as 28,507 more people test positive
Another 28,507 people in the UK have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
A further 489 people have died within 28 days of being diagnosed, according to the official government Covid statistics. And 1,726 more people were admitted to hospital since yesterday.
UK coronavirus live: Johnson won t rule out post-Christmas lockdown in England amid sharp case rise Lucy Campbell (now) and Nazia Parveen (earlier) 5.43pm GMT
This is it for the UK live blog for today. Thank you so much to everyone who got in touch and followed along. If you would like to continue following our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, head over to our global live blog:
UK records 489 Covid-linked deaths as 28,507 more people test positive
Another 28,507 people in the UK have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
A further 489 people have died within 28 days of being diagnosed, according to the official government Covid statistics. And 1,726 more people were admitted to hospital since yesterday.
Tuesday briefing: 10 million more to enter tier 3 restrictions Alison Rourke
Good morning and welcome to this Tuesday briefing with me, Alison Rourke.
Ten million people across London and parts of the south-east will enter tier 3 restrictions from Wednesday as the government steps up its bid to contain the coronavirus. Coming just two weeks after the national lockdown, and as the vaccine is rolled out, the health secretary Matt Hancock said it was a “salutary warning for the whole country”. He urged people to minimise all social contact, saying: “This isn’t over yet.” When the new restrictions come into force in London and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire, 34 million people will be subject to the strictest rules. Downing Street has insisted the five-day relaxation over Christmas will not be reviewed, but more than 1,000 cases of the new Covid strain across 60 areas has prompted concerns over the potential cost of Christmas gatherings. You can read our Q&
Without a deal, EU boats would be banned from fishing in the UK’s EEZ – although it would also mean that UK fishing boats would be barred from the waters of nearby EU member states.
This week, the EU proposed a one-year extension to the transition period for fishing to allow a deal to be negotiated, highlighting the significance of the crisis.
And there may not, contrary to earlier promises, be enough food imported. From the BBC:
Food and drink supplies in the UK face more disruption after the end of the Brexit transition period than they did from Covid, the industry has said.