UK: 'Tougher' three tiered system to be imposed after lockdown ends on December 2

After lockdown in England ends on December 2, a ‘tougher’ three tiered system is expected to be imposed. While some measures are expected to stay same, re will be more areas that can be placed in higher tiers to prevent virus from spreading. 10pm curfew on bars and restaurants is expected to be altered. 

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Three tiered plan to be reimposed

According to reports by AP, Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said, “We’ll be going back into a tiered system, which is a far better way to tackle this on a localized approach”. He added, “And with regard to Christmas, I think as frustrating as it is for all of us, Christmas is t going to be rmal this year”. Also, Johnson plans to extend opening hours until 11pm in a bid to get Britons into Christmas spirit. new plan will be aimed at providing a boost to hospitality sector, which has been hard hit by pandemic. Various newspaper reports suggested that rules could be relaxed during Christmas period. However, office n made it clear that it will t be rmal this time, as restrictions are expected to stay.

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Johnson’s office furr confirmed plans to begin a nationwide vaccination program from next month. government revealed that it has plans to increase mass testing to battle coronavirus. Reports by AP suggest that confirmed cases of virus have dropped in UK, with a number of positive tests during past seven days falling 13.8 per cent from week before. According to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, UK has a total number of 1,512,045 cases with 55,024 fatalities. Meanwhile, earlier this week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock had said that lockdown has been successful in slowing spread of virus, however, he stressed that people needed to keep following rules to keep cases down.

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