Londoners to pay the price for 12 days of freedom
Londoners will pay the price for 12 days of relative freedom with the English capital set to move into tier 3 lockdown from Wednesday.
Londoners will pay the price for 12 days of relative freedom with the English capital set to move into Tier 3 lockdown from Wednesday.
Rising cases of COVID-19 across the city have put health officials on notice, with recent pictures of packed shopping streets and restaurants raising fears that a Christmas surge could lead to chaos for the NHS come the New Year.
London is currently under Tier 2 restrictions which allow non-essential shops, gyms, hairdressers and restaurants and pubs to remain open. People can meet in groups of up to six provided they are outside or in a private garden.
However under Tier 3 restrictions pubs and restaurants would be forced to close, with no household mixing other than within a support bubble.
The next formal review of tiers is due on December 16, however London has been moved ahead of schedule, along with parts of Essex and Herefordshire, bordering the city.
Mayor Sadiq Khan has urged the government to ask schools to close ahead of Christmas as there has been a steep rise in cases among 10-19 year olds.
Cases in parts of London are now higher than in the North East of England which has been a COVID-19 hotspot, however hospitals have not been at risk of being overwhelmed.
More than 126,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last seven days in the UK, up nearly 20 per cent on the previous week.
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