coronavirus cases have begun to rapidly rise again meaning tougher measures have been put in place nationally, with some even stricter locally.
Many of those rules are law, making it illegal to do a whole raft of things, the Mirror reports. And if caught breaking them, you can be hit with a fine of £200.
While the 'rule of six', which was introduced last month, bans gatherings of more than six people, in areas of local lockdown it doesn't apply because it's been overriden by laws that are more strict.This is the case for much of Greater Manchester and the North West as well as the North East.The rules mean that people are legally banned from visiting the homes or gardens of people who are not part of your household - which is those you do.
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