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Hancock warns the virus is ‘deadly and spreading exponentially in the UK’

by Mark Fitt Political Journalist
15th Oct 20 12:00 pm

Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the House of Commons on Thursday in a statement that coronavirus is “deadly and is spreading exponentially in the UK.”

He said the coronavirus situation is “severe” across parts of the UK and they are building a “detailed picture of where and how this virus is spreading.”

Hancock said that London will enter into a “tier 2 lockdown from one-minute past midnight on Saturday morning.”

The government are still in “ongoing discussions” over whether or not to move some areas in England from tier 2 to tier 3 which means the virus is “very high” risk. As yet “no decisions have yet been made.”

Hancock told MPs that Londoners “if we work together, we can defeat this” virus.

MPs were told that Essex and Elmbridge will move into tier 2, and warned that cases have doubled in less than a fortnight in Barrow and Furness, York, North East Derbyshire, Erewash and Chesterfield therefore these areas will also enter into tier 2.

Under tier 2 measures, mixing of households indoors not allowed, and the rule of six applies to private gardens and outdoor spaces – social distancing rules also apply.

Pubs and restaurants will remain open for now, but no mixing of households inside and 10pm curfew remains in place

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