Local lockdown restrictions are being introduced in parts of North East England to curb the spread of coronavirus following “concerning rates of infection,” Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Thursday.
Nearly two million people in the northeast of the country are facing fresh restrictions as coronavirus cases in the region increase. Speaking in the Commons, Hancock said that from tomorrow, in Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland and County Durham, residents “should not socialize with other people outside their own households or support bubble.”
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