Key Points :
- Household mixing will be banned in London from Friday midnight after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government announced that rising rates of infections in the UK capital meant it must be moved into the “high” tier of COVID-19 restrictions.
- Mr. Hancock confirmed English regions, towns and cities of Barrow & Furness, York, NE Derbyshire, Erewash, Chesterfield will have same levels of extra restrictions.
- Greater Manchester and Lancashire are expected to be put into the most serious tier of “very high” by UK government as the number of coronavirus cases in the north of England rise continuously.
The world is grappling with the pandemic caused due to the COVID-19. Global leaders are trying their best to curb the situation. Different methods and approaches are set in motion in different countries across the world depending on the severity of the virus in the regions.
Now what comes as an update in the new norms to restrain the spread of coronavirus, London has decided to reinstate the lockdown in the United Kingdom capital with new and stricter changes.
The UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaking in Parliament on Thursday morning, said more localized restrictions were crucial in London and elsewhere to curtail the ascending growth in infections.Mr. Hancock said ,”In London, infection rates are on a steep upward path, with the number of cases doubling every ten days.” He added,”We must act now to prevent the need for tougher measures later on.” Household mixing will be banned in London from Friday midnight after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government announced that rising rates of infections in the UK capital meant it must be moved into the “high” tier of COVID-19 restrictions.
As of midnight Friday, Londoners will be prohibited from mixing with other households in homes and other indoor settings, including hospitality venues, after the UK government agreed with Sadiq Khan, London mayor that the city required tougher restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus. Mr. Hancock confirmed English regions, towns and cities of Barrow & Furness, York, NE Derbyshire, Erewash, Chesterfield will also have the same levels of extra restrictions. Mayor Khan has been pushing for London’s alert status to change from “medium” to “high” under the new three-tier system of England’s coronavirus restrictions and had a meeting on Wednesday with English Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty and Matt Hancock, UK Health Secretary.
UK Health Minister Helen Whately first announced the news about restrictions in the capital to members of London Parliament in a call on Thursday morning.Under the new set of rules and regulations, citizens in the capital and other affected regions will be permitted access to visiting pubs, bars,and restaurants but only with people from the same household. Household mixing will still be permitted in outdoor settings,including beer gardens. Mr. Khan welcomed the new restrictions but called on the national government to bring forward more support for businesses in the capital through his statement. Mr. Khan stated, “There are no good options. I know these further restrictions will require Londoners to make yet more sacrifices, but the disastrous failure of the test, trace and isolate system leaves us with little choice.”
Greater Manchester and Lancashire are expected to be put into the most serious tier of “very high” by UK government as the number of coronavirus cases in the north of England rise continuously.
