Brits warned not to have New Year's Eve parties because 'Covid loves a crowd'

mirror.co.uk:

Brits have been warned not to have New Year’s Eve parties tomorrow to avoid fresh outbreaks of coronavirus. Boris Johnson and medical experts put out the plea tonight as 78% of England prepared to be plunged into a Tier 4 lockdown from midnight tonight.

The rest of England, apart from 2,000 people on the Isles of Scilly, will be in a Tier 3 lockdown. In both Tiers 3 and 4, people are banned from socialising with anyone who isn’t in their household or bubble, with indoors or in outdoor spaces like gardens.

In Tier 3, groups of up to six can meet in open spaces like parks. But in Tier 4 even that isn’t allowed. Only two people maximum from two households can meet in a park.