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🔴 BREAKING: Most of England will be placed into Tier 2 and 3 after December 2.

Only three areas will be in the lowest Tier 1 category, Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Isle of Scilly.

All the updates in this thread ⬇️
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Manchester, Birmingham and swathes of the North are set to face the toughest coronavirus restrictions.

London and Liverpool will both be in Tier 2, where household mixing is only permitted outside, in a blow to the capital’s hospitality industry
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock is now announcing the new coronavirus rules in Parliament.

The system has been toughened from the previous regime, meaning more authorities will move into the higher tiers

A postcode checker on the Government website for people to determine which tier they would be in appeared to crash shortly after it went live.

You can use our Covid postcode search here ⬇️
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Matt Hancock announces:

🔹In T1: "If you can work from home you should do so"
🔹In T2: Alcohol must only be served in hospitality settings as part of a substantial meal"
🔹In T3: Indoor entertainment and other hospitality will close except for takeaway
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The Health Secretary says: "These decisions are not easy but they are necessary."

He says there are more areas than before in the top two tiers "to keep the virus under control and protect the NHS"
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Matt Hancock says the tier levels will be reviewed in two weeks.

"Regardless of your tier, I ask everyone, we must all think of our own responsibilities to keep the virus under control," he adds
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Don't worry if you're having trouble with the Government site - use our tool and find out which tier you will be in 👉 telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/2…

This map shows the change to the local tier restrictions from before and after the national lockdown.

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Which tier will you be in?

If you're unsure, you can use our postcode search tool to find out 👉telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/2…

A total of 23.3 million people in England - 41.5% of the population - will be in Tier 3 of the Government's Covid-19 restrictions from December 2
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Matt Hancock is asked if an "appeals process" will be available for regions wanting to get out of restrictions early.

He says the tiers will be reviewed in two weeks, and, after that, they may be able to be reviewed weekly with comments from local leaders
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The Health Secretary has said there are more areas than before in the top two tiers and this is "necessary to keep the virus under control and protect the NHS".

This map shows the change to the local tier restrictions.

Find out which tier you will be in: telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/2…