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Health Sec Sets Out COVID Tiers @ 1130GMT, PM Holds Press Conf This Aft'noon

UK

At 1130GMT (1230CET, 0630ET) Health Secretary Matt Hancock to deliver statement to the House of Commons setting out which areas of England go into what tiers of COVID-19 restrictions once the country comes out of its month-long lockdown on Dec 2.

  • Major focus on how much of the country goes into the two highest-level restriction COVID-19 tiers (expected to be almost all the country).
  • Speculation overnight that London will be placed into tier 2, meaning no household mixing indoors, rule of six applies outdoors, and pubs and restaurants to be open but can only sell alcohol as part of a 'substantial meal'.
  • PM Boris Johnson to hold a press conference later in the afternoon (no set time for this yet) on the same subject.

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