'Tier 5' could see millions of Brits in harsher lockdown by end of January, experts warn

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coronavirus strain.. And now it appears a number of experts are predicting the same thing – with many expecting a "Tier 5" level of greater restrictions for anyone who was moved into Tier 4 when those restrictions were first brought in.That would mean it was mainly London and the south east of England that found themselves under any newly-introduced restrictions.It is unclear whether or not this new level of greater lockdowns would be called Tier 5, however.Professor Paul Hunter, an infectious disease specialist at the University of East Anglia, told the Mail Online that he expected any new harsher lockdown to be centred on London.He said: "Whether it's the capital as a whole or particular local authorities within that, I'm not sure how.