Around two million people in the north-east of England are facing even tougher restrictions following a sharp rise in the number of new cases of coronavirus.
The health secretary Matt Hancock announced that mixing between households in any indoor setting will be illegal from Wednesday. Currently people are advised to avoid this.
The new measures mean it would be unlawful for people to meet in a pub or restaurant — with anyone outside their household.
The region has already been under restrictions for the past 10 days. The rules cover a wide area which includes Newcastle, Northumberland, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, and County Durham.
Greater Manchester’s mayor Andy Burnham has called for an “urgent review” of the 10pm closing time for restaurants and pubs. He said the policy had led to people gathering in homes instead and he warned that supermarkets were packed with people buying drink after bars had closed. Downing Street says the policy in England will be kept under review.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Fiona Trott in Newcastle, health editor Hugh Pym and medical editor Fergus Walsh.
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Muckers
Everybody gangsta til Hugh Pymn starts reporting.
Freddie Shreddie TV
couldn’t give a shit about the boozers that like a beer. spending money in pubs just to piss it out 5 minutes later. your feeding the government back your money just after its paid to you and you blame the government… how dumb can you get. time to get healthy you ass dwelling hypocrites
Lee Mendez
Outright lies. There is no killer virus. The FACTS prove this –
Wocky
Fuck the politicians!!!
Mark
Don’t try and make sense of this it’s not worth it.
C Truth
What the actual fuck you talk shite about pubs and us mixing for 95% of the show then 5% on the guy telling us fuck all at the end …what kind of news channel is this ?
Halima Umar Isa
This is the BBC.
Gary David
Here’s a thing, .. about 65% of adults would test positive for herpes 1. .That’s about 40million people in the UK! I’m going to start a petition to make them self isolate for the good of the other 20million!
Halima Umar Isa
Well..HSV is transmitted through oral-to-oral contact..so..idk
White Knight
Channel crossers have bought this to a hotel near you.
Well done Tories.
andrew esson
But cases have dropped in the past 2 days and Raab even admitted 7% of all tests are actually accurate 👍so this is a false science
Mark
But you can go to the supermarket and catch it there.