How Government will decide who’s in Tier 1, 2 or 3 – as list shows latest Covid rates

England will return to a tiered system of coronavirus restrictions next week when the national lockdown ends. The Government will announce on Thursday which places will be in Tiers 1, 2 and 3, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson having the final say on all decisions. London and Liverpool are hoping to avoid the strictest Tier 3 measures, including the closure of pubs and takeways, but most of the country is likely to be in Tier 2 or higher. Only a few places are set to be in Tier 1, where it will still be allowed to socialise indoors. The tiers will be reviewed every two weeks, with the first check to be made on December 16 – a week before every part of the UK has a five-day break from some of the restrictions for Christmas. What information will the Government use to determine restrictions in each area? The five factors include case detection rates in all age groups, case detection rates in the over 60s and the rate at which cases are rising or falling. The two other measures are the positivity rate – the number of positive cases detected as a percentage of tests taken – and pressure… Read full this story

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