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Warrington borough council has agreed a deal with the UK government to move into tier 3 of lockdown restrictions as rates of infection remain high, the Warrington Guardian reports.
Last night, the health and social care secretary Matt Hancock said the government was “formally beginning discussions with Warrington” about moving into the highest Covid-19 alert level “due to the very high number of cases”.
Levels of anxiety, loneliness and worry over the impact of coronavirus has been on the rise since early September while life satisfaction has fallen, a survey by the Office for National Statistics suggests.
Anxiety levels remain at the highest recorded since April, while almost half (49%) of adults said their wellbeing is being affected by the virus – the highest since mid-April.
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