Monday Report: Three Tiers for Covid Alerts | World News

Main article: PM to address the Commons and the nation

Good morning and welcome to your Monday briefing with me, Alison Rourke.

Downing Street says the country is at a “critical juncture” in managing Covid-19 as Boris Johnson prepares to design a new three-tier alert system for England. Following a Cobra meeting this morning that will determine the final plan, Johnson will address Parliament and then appear on television tonight alongside Chancellor Rishi Sunak and England’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty. “This is a critical juncture and it is absolutely vital that everyone follows the clear guidance that we have set out to help contain the virus,” said a spokesperson for No. 10. The plan is expected to include areas with relatively low infection levels in what which is described as level 1, where only national restrictions such as the rule of six, the 10pm curfew in restaurants and pubs, and existing rules on masks and social distancing will apply. Apply. The next level is likely to include bans on home visiting and indoor socializing with other homes in bars or restaurants. In areas subject to the most stringent Level 3 restrictions, including Merseyside, Manchester and Newcastle, bars and pubs are expected to be forced to close. Last night, the mayor of the Liverpool city region metro and six other local leaders said in a statement that their area was expected to face the most severe restrictions. It was expected that the level 3 council restaurants could stay open until 10pm, but the casinos, gyms and gambling shops will have to close. However, government sources have reportedly questioned whether the restaurants are allowed to remain open in Liverpool, stating that “nothing has been agreed” until this morning. You can read the details of the levels here. The plans will be discussed on Tuesday and could be implemented on Wednesday, the sources said. Business leaders are preparing to mount a legal challenge to the changes, which they say have “decimated the hotel industry.” This is a survey by the Sustainable Restaurant Association that showed that 76% of those surveyed said they would revert to their previous habits of dining out up to four times a month, once restrictions were allowed.

‘Immune’ – Donald Trump has said he no longer has Covid before his planned return to the election campaign today in Florida. It will also hold rallies in key key states, including Pennsylvania and Iowa, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The president praised his health yesterday on Fox News: “Once he has recovered, he is immune. I’m immune … maybe for a short time, maybe for a long time. The president is in very good shape, ”he said. Twitter later flagged one of his tweets in which he claimed he was immune. It came in the middle of a dispute over a Trump campaign ad with Dr. Anthony Fauci, in which Fauci said “I can’t imagine … anyone could be doing more,” referring to Trump’s response to Covid. Fauci said his words had been taken out of context and without his permission, prompting Trump will reply on Twitter: “In fact, these are Dr. Fauci’s own words.” Most Americans do not approve of the president’s handling of the crisis, according to several recent polls. You can stay up to date on this story and all the global developments of the coronavirus on our live blog.

School meals – There has been an increase in the number of children registering for school meals, with an estimated 1 million students recently registering for the first time, say activists against food poverty. The Food Foundation think tank analysis, released as part of soccer player Marcus Rashford’s campaign to end child food poverty, estimates that up to 900,000 more children have sought free school meals, in addition to the 1.4 million who They were already claiming, like Covid-19 The crisis wreaks havoc on family income.

Scotland – The son of a banker shot to death on the doorstep of his family’s home nearly 16 years ago has spoken for the first time, saying he and his family deserve justice and an unsolved murder closure. Andrew Wilson, 20, has no recollection of his father, Alistair, other than seeing him at the age of four dying outside his home in Nairn, in the Highlands. “Someone came to our family’s home one Sunday night while my father was reading bedtime stories to my brother and me after our bath,” she said. “The next thing I know, I’m looking at my father lying on the door covered in blood.” No one has been arrested in connection with the case, which remains under investigation.

Lord janner – Three weeks of partially closed hearings will begin on Monday on how police, prosecutors, local government and the Labor Party dealt with allegations of child sexual abuse involving the late MP. In order to protect the identities of those who claim to have been assaulted by the former Leicester West MP, most testing sessions will not be broadcast live to the public. The Independent Investigation into Child Sexual Abuse is already doing all of its work remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Brief summaries of the hearings will be published.

‘Zombie apocalypse movie’ – A Canadian arbitrarily detained in China was shocked to learn of the magnitude of the Covid pandemic, his wife said Sunday. Michael Kovrig said he was “relieved” to receive news from abroad through a virtual diplomatic visit and after months of “extreme isolation.” On Saturday, Canada announced its first contact with him since January. Kovrig and another Canadian, Michael Spavor, have been jailed for nearly two years and face espionage charges, in what has been seen in some Western capitals as retaliation for the arrest in Canada of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. and daughter of its founder. In a statement, Kovrig’s wife said she was “astonished to learn the details of the Covid-19 pandemic and commented that it all sounded like a ‘zombie apocalypse movie.’

Today in Focus Podcast: Who is America’s Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett?

Today is the beginning of the confirmation process for Amy Coney Barrett, a deeply conservative judge who is chosen by Donald Trump to be a Supreme Court Justice. Guardian US investigative journalist Stephanie Kirchgaessner has been looking at her career and personal life, including membership in the secret Catholic group People of Praise, and looking at what her appointment would mean for America.

Lunchtime Reading: Piers Morgan: ‘What Does Trump Smell Like?’

Piers Morgan talks to Simon Hattenstone about his fight with Donald Trump, why he is waging a war on “awakening” (“Wokery has been kidnapped by extremely illiberal people who bordered on fascism, ironically given how much they hate fascism”), Meghan Markle and his new book Wake Up: Why the World Has Gone Nuts. Hattenstone writes that Morgan may have an ego the size of a planet, but unlike Trump (who unfollowed Morgan on Twitter after an article he wrote in the Mail on Sunday titled “Shut up, President Trump”), He is not a pathological narcissist. And that’s what makes Morgan fascinating: he’s self-aware. Morgan says he finds the tone on Twitter annoying, but refuses to get out of it: “My problem is that I like combative debate with people and I like to chase people and I like people to come after me. I thrive on that. “He says he invites people with opinions he can’t stand to Good Morning Britain so he can annihilate them. And lastly, what does Trump smell like? .and a puff of hairspray. “

Sport

Gareth Southgate said his young England team proved they are capable of matching the best in the world after they moved to the top of their Nations League group thanks to a solid 2-1 win against Belgium. Novak Djokovic took Rafael Nadal to almost unprecedented levels of excellence, but he couldn’t prevent his former rival from winning his 13th French Open and the 20th Major he needed to equal the record of his absent friend Roger Federer. LeBron James posted his 11th triple-double in the NBA Finals when the LA Lakers soaked the Miami Heat to win the team’s first title since 2010, when Kobe Bryant claimed his fifth and final title. Victory in the Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in Germany on Sunday means Hamilton has equaled Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 races won, an achievement that would not have even been recorded as a fantasy when Hamilton began his career in 2007. Shane Sutton , the former British Cycling technical director, threatened to “take down” Team Sky and British doctor Richard Freeman after a series of complaints, Freeman said. Goals from Maren Mjelde, Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby gave Chelsea a 3-1 victory over Manchester City, but the visitors were angered by the awarding of the penalty against Ellen White for the opener. And Jimmy Gopperth has supported his fellow Wasps in learning the lessons of their loss last time they reached the Premiership final.

Deal

Britain’s rental market has diverged since reopening after the Covid-19 shutdown, with the number of homes in affluent areas increasing, while activity in disadvantaged neighborhoods has dropped dramatically. Research from Hamptons International showed that in the wealthiest 10% of neighborhoods, the number of homes rented between May and September increased 1.3% from last year. Meanwhile, the new instructions increased by 4%. On the contrary, in the bottom 10%, instructions fell 17.7% during the year and the number of rented homes fell 14.8%.

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The papers

Unsurprisingly, Covid dominates the covers. the guardian leads with “UK at ‘tipping point’ ahead of new Covid restrictions”. the Times it has Covid levels divided nationally into three ”. the Telegraph sprinkles on “Johnson Calls Last Orders for North”. the Quick has: “Millions face a new drastic shutdown to save the NHS.” the Mail targets the prime minister with: “No more pain and hurt, prime minister,” while the Mirror has a one-word headline: “Petrified,” which reports that 85% of people “fear for jobs and the economy before the new rules.” the me drive with “No Travel Ahead for Enclosed Areas”. the FOOT meanwhile sprinkles with “Brussels draws up a list of digital results to curb the market power of big technologies.

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