Covid: Christmas rules tightened, new tier 4 announced - Boris Johnson 🔴 @BBC News live - BBC

The prime minister held a Covid briefing at Downing Street a short time ago.

He was joined by England's chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, and the UK's chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance.

Here are the key announcements:

London, the South East and parts of eastern England are moving into a new tier four level of restrictions
From midnight, residents in tier four must stay at home, with limited exceptions. Non-essential retail, gyms and personal care centres must close. Hospitality venues are already closed under tier three rules
Household mixing indoors is banned - people can meet one other person from another household in an outdoor space only
Travel into and out of tier four is not allowed, unless essential
The "support bubbles" for adults living alone will continue
The planned relaxation of Covid rules for Christmas has been scrapped for tier four areas
For the rest of England, the rules allowing three households to meet will be reduced to Christmas Day only
The new rules follow evidence that a new variant of the virus is spreading fast in the areas moved into tier four
The new variant is responsible for an increase in hospitalisations, but there is no evidence to suggest it causes a more severe disease than the old variant or will be resistant to vaccines
Boris Johnson says he made the decision with a “heavy heart” but “when the virus changes its method of attack, we must change our method of defence”
Prof Whitty says it is important people in tier four areas don’t travel so they don’t spread the variant to other parts of the UK
Sir Patrick says that while this is a “horrible moment, it is controllable and there is light at the end of the tunnel with the vaccinations having started”

BBC News Live | Coronavirus Press Conference | UK Government Press Briefing | BBC

#BBC #BBCiPlayer #BBCNews #BBCCoronavirus #Coronavirus #Covid-19 #CoronavirusOutbreak #Corona #CoronavirusUK #borisjohnsonspeechonuklockdowntoday

[liammorris]

The world has gone absolutely bonkers.

[mediterraneandiet]

‘Hell is empty and all the devils are here.’
William Shakespeare

[starbrn]

He's cancelled Christmas less than a week before Christmas, and given businesses less than 7 hours to prepare. LOL

[TheSandersLifeDad]

Im doing what i want now im done! If i can go to work with strangers and go shopping surrounded by strangers, i will be seeing my family!

[rusty]

I remember back in March being told I was to stay off work for 2 weeks to "flatten the curve" little did i know 9 months later I would still be waiting for this curve to flatten. What a complete shambles

[vdr]

How much u wanna bet coming Xmas Day boris won't even listen himself

[rosswalker]

he is going to need to employ 30 million new police officers to make sure we are all good and not naughty

[QwadLuzr]

"It's just one Christmas"
"It's just two weeks to flatten the curve"

[dontuno]

Runs the government like he runs his life, a complete car crash!

[QwadLuzr]

Imagine allowing any government to decide if you are "allowed" to see your family for a year or not - hahahaha No.

[Itsreallyme]

2024 now and shame on you Boris Johnson...telling others what to do and breaking the rules yourself with staff parties. Shame on you all !

[VPPAF]

So London tier 4 I wonder how many MP will still go to there country homes for Christmas 🤔 and there will be no fines for them

[Michaelmcfc]

Anyone here 2023 realise how manipulated we all we’re during these times and brain washed

[nickbonney]

Evil speaking again. The wrath of the people must be brought down on these satanists . This cannot be allowed to continue.

[saysomethingaldcsbiggestfa]

How the grinch stole Christmas starring Boris Johnson

[markdunnmd]

Tough restrictions, are you joking.... I've been delivering today and the North East is a joke. I'm coming across no social distance, no masks while waiting for Thier coffee. I was threatened by two people because I'm delivering and can't get parked and they became abusive and one was supposably a police officer who threatened to take me to court, because they had to wait a few minutes while i delivered. Absolutely disgusting as I've worked all the way through this virus and this is how people behave. I'm losing faith in the human race.

[samholden]

Am going to my sister's for Christmas they can't stop me.Not spending Christmas on my own.

[benm]

Reduce their wages then, to help keep the NHS and local businesses afloat.

[lovePaula]

WHY his hair always look like that. Get a comb!!!

[stanthecyclopyt]

Ill bet you the guy doing the sign language will want to resign after doing this crap