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Covid-19: UK PM tightens Christmas rules for England and announces Tier 4

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"We cannot continue with Christmas as planned." (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)

The UK prime minister has announced London and the South East of England will enter a new, more extreme tier of Covid restrictions from tomorrow, amid fears over the rapid spread of a new strain of coronavirus, cancelling Christmas plans for millions across England.

Those in tier four are being told to stay at home and face the closure of non-essential retail and gyms, as well as tougher restrictions on household mixing and travel.

Boris Johnson also announced the planned relaxation of rules for a five-day period over Christmas will be cancelled for the rest of England. Those in tiers one, two and three, will instead be allowed to gather up to three households on Christmas day only.

Joined in a press conference by England's Chief Medical Officer, Chris Whitty, and the UK's Chief Scientific Advisor, Sir Patrick Vallance, Boris Johnson explained early evidence suggests the new strain of the virus, discovered earlier this week, could be up to 70% more transmissible than the old variant.

Leaders of the UK's devolved nations today took part in a call to discuss the surge in cases. As such, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also expected to tighten restrictions.

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