People in Tameside have been urged to follow the new Tier 3 restrictions once lockdown finishes but an MP has warned the measures will be a ‘heavy blow’ and warned he is ‘minded to oppose’ them.Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced today that Greater Manchester will be placed back into Tier 3 of the government’s strengthened tier system when national lockdown ends next week.Despite the regional rate of infection falling from 432 cases per 100,000 to 276, hospitals remain under strain from the numbers of coronavirus patients needing treatment.Tameside’s infection rate stands at 249.4 as of Wednesday, November 25, a 37pc drop from the previous week.The Tier 3 system – the ‘very high alert’ level – means that people cannot meet others.
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