HEREFORDSHIRE was today issued with a warning as it moves into the most lenient tier of the Government s coronavirus regulations. People are being asked, despite the temptations of Christmas, to follow Covid-19 guidance to help keep the county s infection rate low. Tier 1, which Herefordshire enters today, puts people on medium alert and is the lowest of the three tiers of regulations. The Isles of Scilly, Isle of Wight and Cornwall are the only other parts of England in Tier 1.
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Tier 3 coronavirus curbs to cover almost 40 million in England from Saturday
People walk through a flurry of artificial snow in Leadenhall Market, London, which has moved into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions as a result of soaring case rates. Pic by Victoria Jones
By David Hughes and Sam Blewett, PA Political Staff
More than two-thirds of England’s population will be living under Tier 3 restrictions from Saturday amid rising concern about the spread of coronavirus in the run-up to Christmas.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock placed large parts of southern and eastern England into the top tier and dashed hopes in northern regions of an easing of restrictions.
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More than two-thirds of England’s population will be living under Tier 3 restrictions from Saturday amid rising concern about the spread of coronavirus in the run-up to Christmas.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock placed large parts of southern and eastern England into the top tier and dashed hopes in northern regions of an easing of restrictions.
Mr Hancock told MPs he regretted having to impose the curbs but “there is a strong view right across Government that these actions are necessary”.
Under Tier 3 conditions pubs and restaurants can only offer takeaway or delivery services and indoor entertainment venues are shut.
Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Peterborough, Hertfordshire, Surrey (with the exception of Waverley), Hastings and Rother (on the Kent border of East Sussex), and Portsmouth, Gosport and Havant in Hampshire will all move into Tier 3.