The three-tier system aims to improve people’s compliance with the rules, the report said.
A new three-tier lockdown is planned for England, reported The Guardian, citing leaked government documents that revealed more stringent measures that could be implemented locally or nationally if the government fails to bring them under control. cases of COVID-19.
The new lockdown would potentially lead to tougher restrictions, including the closure of pubs and a ban on all social contact outside of household groups, the newspaper said.
According to documents seen by The Guardian, the draft plan called “COVID-19 Proposed Social Distancing Framework” is designed to simplify existing localized restrictions.
The plans have not yet been finalized and signed by No 10 officials and several of the measures could still be relaxed, according to the newspaper.
Britain gradually emerged from a nationwide lockdown over the summer, but many regions, including major cities such as Manchester and Glasgow, are currently subject to local restrictions.
In an interview on Sunday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied a suggestion that local restrictions were not working as infection rates were still rising in affected areas and the measures were never ending.
The three-tier system aims to improve people’s compliance with the rules, the Guardian said, saying many citizens do not have a clear understanding of the rules that apply to them.
The levels are meant to be “minimum standards” and specific local circumstances would also be taken into account, the newspaper said, citing a government source.
The government last week announced tightening restrictions on socialization in the north-east of England, in response to high and rising rates of COVID-19 infection in the region – the latest in a series of measures local.
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