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Tier 2 & 3 Areas In Eng Could Have 3 Week Lockdown In Nov: Times Radio

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Tom Newton Dunn at Times Radio tweets: "There is deep doubt among Govt scientists that Tier 3s will work because cases now so high in them. Plans are being actively worked up by Chris Whitty for local 3 week circuit breaker lockdowns in Tier 2 as well as Tier 3 areas across England next month, TimesRadio has learned."

  • Hospital admissions from COVID-19 stood at an average of 241 per day across week to Oct 18 in NW England, and at 185 per day in NE England and Yorkshire (the regions where tier 3 restrictions have been put in place in some areas).
  • In London, under tier 2 restrictions, average daily hospital admissions for COVID-19 stood at 78 over the week leading to Oct 18.

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