{"id":106794,"date":"2021-01-01T11:50:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T11:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=106794"},"modified":"2021-01-01T11:50:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T11:50:54","slug":"millions-of-brits-could-be-in-tier-5-lockdown-by-end-of-january-experts-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/millions-of-brits-could-be-in-tier-5-lockdown-by-end-of-january-experts-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of Brits could be in ‘Tier 5’ lockdown by end of January, experts warn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Millions of Brits could find themselves under even harsher Covid rules by the end of this month over fears Tier 4 is not slowing down the spread of Covid-19, experts have warned<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Brits already living in Tier 4 were warned by government sources that they were facing ramped-up restrictions that would essentially form a new "Tier 5" lockdown in a bid to stop the spread of the new mutant coronavirus strain.. <\/p>\n

And now it appears a number of experts are predicting the same thing \u2013 with many expecting a "Tier 5" level of greater restrictions for anyone who was moved into Tier 4 when those restrictions were first brought in.<\/p>\n

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That would mean it was mainly London and the south east of England that found themselves under any newly-introduced restrictions.<\/p>\n

It is unclear whether or not this new level of greater lockdowns would be called Tier 5, however.<\/p>\n

Professor Paul Hunter, an infectious disease specialist at the University of East Anglia, told the Mail Online that he expected any new harsher lockdown to be centred on London.<\/p>\n

He said: "Whether it's the capital as a whole or particular local authorities within that, I'm not sure how they'll do it, but I expect it would be difficult to put some authorities in and leave others out."<\/p>\n

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