direct to your inbox Large areas of the south of England including London will now be plunged into Tier three coronavirus restrictions following an announcement from the government.
It comes after several regions have seen a “very sharp, exponential rises” in cases, said Matt Hancock in his speech to the House of Commons on Monday.
Experts also revealed they have identified a new variant of Covid-19 which the Health Secretary says may be behind the "faster spread" of the disease in the South East.
The tier restrictions were meant to be reviewed on Thursday, however this was brought forward by the government due to the spiralling number of new infections.The tougher measures - currently the highest level of restrictions in England - are.
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