England will enter a strengthened three-tiered system when the national lockdown ends on December 2, Downing Street has said.
Boris Johnson will set out his plan for the coming weeks to MPs on Monday. He is expected to include details on how families can see their loved ones at Christmas.
The Prime Minister's "Covid winter plan" is likely to place more areas into the higher tiers to keep the virus under control to ensure further restrictions are not needed, Number 10 said.
And while some local measures will be the same as those in the previous system, some tiers will be strengthened to safeguard the gains made during the national lockdown.
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