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Buckinghamshire Tier 4 restrictions a nasty sting in the tail at end of a terrible year , Cllr Martin Tett says Tier 4 restrictions came into place at the weekend Tier 4 restrictions are a nasty sting in the tail at the end of a terrible year , Buckinghamshire Council leader Martin Tett has said - as Covid cases in the county pass 11,000. Just one day after Buckinghamshire went into Tier 3, Prime Minister Boris Johnson plunged most of the South East and London into Tier 4. If you live in Tier 4, you must not leave your house unless you have a reasonable excuse and all non-essential retail has shut. ....
“So, confirmed that Buckinghamshire now going into tier three. Very disappointing,” wrote Cllr Tett on Twitter. “I reluctantly accept that the infection rates and other criteria are moving in the wrong direction. We need to follow the rules to protect each other.” Buckinghamshire has seen its weekly rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 residents climbing since October. In just over a week, Cllr Tett said he had witnessed the infection rates per 100,000 people rise from 118 to 142 for ‘all ages across Buckinghamshire’. The current weekly rate now stands at 211, according to Buckinghamshire Council’s COVID-19 Dashboard. Confirmed cases in Buckinghamshire, as of December 16, stands at 9,790. ....
“No one wants tougher restrictions for longer than necessary,” added Mr Hancock. The change comes after the first formal review of coronavirus tier restrictions, on December 16. Future reviews are expected to happen every two weeks. Earlier this week, Buckinghamshire Council leader Cllr Martin Tett led a Cabinet meeting saying he ‘anticipated’ the entire county could be placed into tier three after a “rapid” rise in infections across all areas. Then, in an update to residents published yesterday (December 16), Cllr Tett said: “The infection rates over the previous seven days, are indicating a sharp and continuous rise…across all areas of Buckinghamshire.” ....
Covid infections moving rapidly in wrong direction - this is the latest picture in Bucks Covid-19 infection rates are moving rapidly in the wrong direction , Buckinghamshire Council leader Martin Tett has said today - as Tier 3 fears continue. Cllr Tett said he will not hide the fact that virus infection rate numbers he is seeing daily are increasing and are worrying - adding that there is significant pressure already on local NHS services. It comes amid continued fears the county could be moved into Tier 3 restrictions. In his regular update to residents, Cllr Tett said: I have to tell you that the daily reports that I receive, showing the infection rates over the previous seven days, are indicating a sharp and continuous rise in infection rates across all areas of Buckinghamshire. ....