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Northeast and Tees Valley
The Northeast and Tees Valley have been placed under Level 2 restrictions.
This includes Newcastle, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, Northumberland, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, and Hartlepool.
West Yorkshire and Leeds
West Yorkshire and Leeds are subject to Level 2 restrictions.
The affected areas include Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield.
Welsh
Wales is now on lockdown after Prime Minister Mark Drakeford announced that a 17-day “firewall” designed to contain the latest surge in coronavirus cases will be introduced in Wales.
The break began on Friday, October 23; includes mid-term vacations and will last until Monday, November 9.
After discussions with the Welsh cabinet, Mr Drakeford said a “short and sharp jolt was agreed to to go back on the clock, slow down the virus and give us more time”.
“Everyone in Wales will need to stay at home, this means working from home whenever possible, and the only exceptions will be critical workers and jobs where working from home is simply not possible,” Drakeford told a news conference. .
“All non-essential retail, leisure, hospitality and tourism businesses will close as they had to during the end of March.”
Community centers, libraries and recycling centers will close and places of worship will no longer be able to hold regular services, except for funerals and weddings.
“This firewall is the shortest thing we can do, but that means it will have to be sharp and deep to have the impact we need it to have on the virus,” he added.
After the midterm break, elementary schools and special schools will reopen, Drakeford said.
For high schools, only Years 7 and 8 will return as normal after the holidays.
“Other kids taking tests will be able to attend, but all other students will continue to learn from home,” he said.
Universities will continue to offer face-to-face and online classes, but students must stay at home in their university accommodation according to the new rules.
During the firewall, people will be prohibited from meeting people outside their home both indoors and outdoors, unless they are in a bubble of support.
In addition, all non-essential travel within Wales has essentially been banned with increased border restriction on travel to the country.
People living in areas with high levels of coronavirus in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland cannot travel to Wales.
London
London moved to Level 2 coronavirus restrictions on October 17, putting around nine million people under new and tighter restrictions.
Sadiq Khan warned Londoners who face a “difficult winter ahead”, adding that “no one wants to see restrictions, but they are necessary.”
Rates are currently 97 per 100,000 and increasing, and there will now be a ban on different households from gathering indoors.
People should try to reduce the number of trips they take whenever possible. If they need to travel, they should walk or bike whenever possible, or plan ahead and avoid rush hours and routes on public transportation.
The Rule of Six will continue to apply outdoors and in private gardens.
