Day: October 16, 2020
Coronavirus spreading at higher rates in London boroughs north of the Thames, data suggests
October 16, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates London is moving into the Tier 2 category of coronavirus restrictions following a surge of Covid-19 infections across the capital. However the latest Public Health England (PHE) data indicates the virus is spreading at a faster rate in boroughs […]
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Which areas fall into the London tier 2 lockdown zone?
October 16, 2020Londoners will face tier two ‘high alert’ level Covid-19 restrictions from Saturday morning, which puts a ban on members of different households mixing indoors. One of the thresholds for an area being moved into the second tier of lockdown is 100 cases per 100,000 people, and coronavirus infection rates in 13 boroughs of the capital […]
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Coronavirus news: Hospitals ‘pushed to the limits’ as Boris Johnson threatens tier 3 lockdown on Greater Manchester
October 16, 2020Greater Manchester is on course to have almost all its intensive care beds taken up with coronavirus patients within weeks, as a political stand-off over the region’s coronavirus status continued. Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned local leaders in Greater Manchester he is prepared to act after they resisted moves to place the area under the […]
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