Further restrictions expected from New Year’s Eve after variant fuels record rise in cases
Millions more people in England are expected be placed under stay-at-home orders from New Year’s Eve, after the new variant of Covid-19 helped fuel a record rise in infections across the country.
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, will announce further restrictions for large swaths of England later on Wednesday, with many areas expected to move up to the strictest tier 4 rules from Thursday morning.
