Hundreds of thousands of individuals in England shall be waking as much as harsher coronavirus restrictions on Saturday as components of the south-east head into Tier 3. The change means 38 million individuals, or 68% of the inhabitants of
England, are actually underneath the hardest restrictions.
Right here, the PA information company seems to be on the scenario throughout the UK:
England
The primary rejigging of the brand new tier system got here into drive at midnight on Saturday, with extra areas underneath the hardest measures closing pubs, eating places and cinemas.
Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Peterborough, the entire of Hertfordshire, Surrey aside from Waverley, Hastings and Rother on the Kent border of East Sussex, and Portsmouth, Gosport and Havant in Hampshire have been moved to the hardest degree of restrictions.
Bristol and North Somerset shifted from from Tier 3 to Tier 2 and Herefordshire went down into Tier 1.
Beneath Tier 3 circumstances pubs and eating places can solely supply takeaway or supply providers and indoor leisure venues are shut.
Tier 2 permits individuals to fulfill in teams of as much as six outdoor and hospitality venues to serve drinks with substantial meals solely. Beneath the medium alert degree, the rule of six is in place indoors and outdoor and hospitality venues can supply desk service till 10pm.
Wales
Wales will go into its third lockdown from 28 December, and your complete nation is at the moment underneath alert degree 3 on a four-level system.
Beneath present guidelines, individuals can not combine socially with individuals exterior their family or bubble, bars and eating places are prevented from promoting alcohol and leisure venues are shut.
All non-essential retail will shut on the night of Christmas Eve and all hospitality from 6pm on Christmas Day, however additional restrictions for family mixing will solely are available in after the 5 days of relaxed measures at Christmas.
Scotland
Scotland at the moment has a five-tier system, with Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and East Lothian transferring into Stage 3 on Friday, the extent the place a lot of the nation’s cities and main cities sit.
Beneath Stage 3 restrictions, alcohol can’t be served in pubs, eating places and cafes, and all leisure and leisure premises should shut.
So far as restrictions after Christmas go, the Scottish authorities has stated “each potential possibility stays on the desk”.
Northern Eire
Northern Eire will enter a six-week lockdown from 26 December, with Stormont govt ministers agreeing to shut non-essential retail and call providers, in addition to proscribing the hospitality sector to
takeaway solely.
No sporting occasions shall be permitted within the first week of the measures, with an overarching message to the general public to remain at residence.
Presently, two households can kind a bubble, eating places and pubs which serve meals can open however should shut by 11pm and all retailers can open as long as social distancing is enforced.