Latest updates: health secretary says it is necessary to apply tier 3 measures across much wider area; IT anomaly misses 11,000 positive cases in Wales
- Parts of southern England moved to tier 3 as Bristol moved to tier 2
- Tier 3 rules explained
- Priti Patel accuses senior Tory MP of breaking Covid rules
- 11,000 positive Covid tests missing from Wales data after IT problem
- Coronavirus – latest global updates
1.24pm GMT
And also in the House of Lords this morning Norman Fowler, the Lord Speaker (and a former health secretary), told peers that he would have to leave the chamber at some point to attend an appointment to get a coronavirus vaccination. He is 82.
I have been called in to receive a Coronavirus vaccination. There are perhaps some advantages to being 82 going on 83 and it is not an appointment I wish to miss. Vaccinations save lives and I would urge anyone called forward to respond. pic.twitter.com/R82SMWDEvA
1.19pm GMT
More than two-thirds of England will be under the strictest restrictions over Christmas, after revised measures will place the highest proportion of the population in tier 3 since the end of the second lockdown.
Almost 38m people will be living under the tier 3 throughout the festive season, as a further 3.7m people in the east and south-east of England will move into top tier restrictions at midnight on Friday.
Continue reading…Latest updates: health secretary says it is necessary to apply tier 3 measures across much wider area; IT anomaly misses 11,000 positive cases in WalesParts of southern England moved to tier 3 as Bristol moved to tier 2Tier 3 rules explained Priti Patel accuses senior Tory MP of breaking Covid rules11,000 positive Covid tests missing from Wales data after IT problemCoronavirus – latest global updates 1.24pm GMTAnd also in the House of Lords this morning Norman Fowler, the Lord Speaker (and a former health secretary), told peers that he would have to leave the chamber at some point to attend an appointment to get a coronavirus vaccination. He is 82.I have been called in to receive a Coronavirus vaccination. There are perhaps some advantages to being 82 going on 83 and it is not an appointment I wish to miss. Vaccinations save lives and I would urge anyone called forward to respond. pic.twitter.com/R82SMWDEvA 1.19pm GMTMore than two-thirds of England will be under the strictest restrictions over Christmas, after revised measures will place the highest proportion of the population in tier 3 since the end of the second lockdown.Almost 38m people will be living under the tier 3 throughout the festive season, as a further 3.7m people in the east and south-east of England will move into top tier restrictions at midnight on Friday. Continue reading…