British Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Thursday that over 2 million people in the north of England will be put under extended lockdown restrictions. Those include Merseyside, Warrington, and Teesside.
Through the extended lockdown restrictions, people will no longer be able to mix in indoor settings with people outside their households, with this including pubs, bars, and restaurants
Regarding this, Local politicians in the lockdown extended areas hit out at the government, saying they needed far more financial support.
Mr Hancock has said: “I understand how much of an imposition this is. I want rules like this to stay in place for as short a time as possible, I’m sure we all do.”
The UK government also announced on last Thursday, that a further 6,914 people tested positive for coronavirus across the UK over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 460,178, while 59 more people died, bringing the country's COVID-19 death toll to 42,202.
Through the extended lockdown restrictions, people will no longer be able to mix in indoor settings with people outside their households, with this including pubs, bars, and restaurants
Regarding this, Local politicians in the lockdown extended areas hit out at the government, saying they needed far more financial support.
Mr Hancock has said: “I understand how much of an imposition this is. I want rules like this to stay in place for as short a time as possible, I’m sure we all do.”
The UK government also announced on last Thursday, that a further 6,914 people tested positive for coronavirus across the UK over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 460,178, while 59 more people died, bringing the country's COVID-19 death toll to 42,202.
