Boris Johnson will give a press conference in Downing Street today on the blocking of new levels

Boris Johnson will give a 10th press conference today after revealing what level of lockdown will apply to each area of ​​England.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to present the full list of levels by area to the Commons at 11:30 a.m. M.

Ministers have warned that people will be disappointed as the vast majority of England move to Level 2 or 3, which prohibit socializing indoors.

The tiers will go into effect at 12:01 am on Wednesday, December 2, at the same time that England’s national lockdown ends.

Mr. Johnson reportedly held a meeting last night to put together the tier list and Cabinet gave them a final look this morning.

It has now been confirmed that the Prime Minister will give a press conference on the new measures tonight, probably at 5pm.

Johnson will speak to the nation hours after coming out of self-isolation due to contact with a MP who had Covid-19.

The prime minister met two weeks ago with Lee Anderson, who later tested positive for coronavirus.

Test and Trace told him to isolate himself and he has spent time in the Downing Street flat and his office, traveling between the two through the garden.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed that Johnson would hold a press conference later today.

Mr Sunak told BBC Breakfast: “I know people are frustrated, of course it is frustrating to live under restrictions …

The Prime Minister will give a press conference later, the Health Secretary will also make a statement in Parliament later.

“We have a cabinet meeting this morning to go over these things and finalize them.

“But people will see a tangible change, wherever they are, compared to the last four weeks.”

The tiers are in effect through March, except for a five-day break over Christmas.

But they will be reviewed at least every two weeks, and the first review will take place before December 16.

While local areas do not have the right to appeal for entering Level 3, ministers have confirmed the method they will use to determine at which level each area will be located.

No10 says that the Joint Biosafety Center works with the PHE, the NHS and the entire government to monitor the number of new infections, positivity rates and pressures on the NHS.

These factors form his public health advice to the Medical Director and Ministers through the Local Action Committee and the COVID Operations Committee, says No10.

Final decisions on tiering are made by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the COVID Operations Committee.

The five key points that ministers and officials will observe for each area are:

• Case analysis in all age groups : Officials will analyze the total number of cases in an area, their geographic distribution and if they are increasing.
• Analysis of cases specifically among those over 60 years: Since older people are particularly vulnerable to severe cases of the disease, the number of cases among older people will be considered separately from the general population.
• Rate why cases increase or decrease: How is the rate of R changing in a particular area? How fast are people spreading the virus?
• Percentage of examinees in local populations who have Covid (for example, cases per 100,000)
• Current and projected pressures on the NHS: While cases may be on the decline in some areas, the key determining factor could be the ability of the NHS ICU facilities to cope with anticipated pressures.

Most regional mayors expect to be placed at levels two and three.

This would ban family gatherings until Christmas in virtually the entire country.

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said it was “more likely than not” that the city was in the third tier.

“I think it’s fair to say that we are heading at a certain speed to level 3, the limit of level 2, given the numbers,” he said.

And the Mirror has been told that “ambient music” among officials in Birmingham, East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber is towards level three, although final decisions will not be made until a meeting of the “golden command” tomorrow morning. morning.

In Tyne and Wear there were up to 288 cases per 100,000 residents, the fifth highest of any region in the country.

But there was high hope that Liverpool could avoid returning to the third tier, as new cases in the region continued to decline.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was pushing for the capital to be placed on the second tier.