The Associated Press reports:
The British government carved England into three tiers of coronavirus risk on Monday in a bid to slow a resurgent outbreak, putting the northern city of Liverpool into the highest risk category and shutting its pubs, gyms and betting shops.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the three-tier national system was designed to “simplify and standardize” a confusing patchwork of local rules over what residents can and cannot do. Johnson said shops, schools and universities would remain open in all areas.
He told lawmakers in the House of Commons that the goal was to save lives and prevent hospitals becoming overwhelmed without “shuttering our lives and our society” through a new national lockdown.
BREAKING: Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms there are more people in UK hospitals now with Covid-19 than when we went into lockdown on March 23.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 12, 2020
Given the current levels of infection, there will only be three tiers of lockdown:
1. high
2. fucking high
3. oh shit, we’re fucked#covidbriefing #lockdown— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) October 12, 2020
PM: “The number of cases has quadrupled in the last three weeks. There are now more people in hospital than there were before we went into lockdown on March 23.” https://t.co/PthBZLR2P5
— Manchester News MEN (@MENnewsdesk) October 12, 2020
Tier 1️⃣: MEDIUM LEVEL
Current national restrictions already in place, including…
???? Rule of six
? 10pm hospitality venue curfew
? Mandatory face coveringshttps://t.co/Ba6ddnvpZv— Evening Standard (@standardnews) October 12, 2020
Tier 2️⃣: HIGH LEVEL
Reflects many of the current local lockdown rules…
? No mixing of households indoors
? Areas under local restrictions likely to move to this level
? Support bubbles will be allowedhttps://t.co/Ba6ddnvpZv— Evening Standard (@standardnews) October 12, 2020
Tier 3️⃣: VERY HIGH LEVEL
This will concern areas in which the NHS “could soon be under unbearable pressure”
? Pubs/bars to close
? No household mixing indoors/outdoors
? Advice against travelling in/out of the areahttps://t.co/4uTA6JgQaY— Evening Standard (@standardnews) October 12, 2020