COVID-19: What are the rules under Tier 2?

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Thursday, 26 November 2020 11:43

The government has announced Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire are in Tier 2 as part of a tougher system.

Tier 2:

No mixing of households indoors apart from support bubbles - rule of six outdoors
Pubs and bars must close unless operating as restaurants, and hospitality venues can only serve alcohol with substantial meals
Last orders at 10pm, close by 11pm
Reduce the numbers of journeys made and avoid travel into Tier 3 areas
Overnight stays permitted with your household or support bubble
Accommodation open
Places of worship open but people cannot interact with anyone outside their household or support bubble
Weddings, civil partnerships and wakes can have 15 guests
Funerals can have 30 guests
Exercise classes and organised adult sport can take place outdoors, but not indoors if there is any interaction between different households
Elite sporting events, live performances and large business events can take place with 50% capacity, or 2,000 people outdoors/1,000 indoors (whichever is lower) - social distancing applies

How tiers will be determined:

The government says decisions on allocating areas into tiers will be made by ministers based on recommendations by scientists and medics, taking into account:

Infection rates in all age groups, in particular among the over 60s
How quickly case rates are rising or falling
The number of cases per 100,000 in the general population
Pressure on the NHS - including current and projected capacity, admissions, bed occupancy and staff absences
Local factors and exceptional circumstances, such as local but contained outbreaks.

Sky News