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Boris Johnson is announcing dramatic strengthening of Covid-19 advice in South East England tonight
London and a swathe of the home counties are being plunged into a draconian new Tier 4 from midnight
He called emergency Cabinet meeting today on how to contain mutant strain ripping through the region
Scientists have warned the variant is 50 per cent more contagious than any strain previously detected
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has pushed for tighter restrictions all week as concerns continue to grow
Shops could be shut and commuters ordered to work from home under a draconian Tier Four Covid regime.
The plans are being drawn up as a way of avoiding a third national lockdown – but would contain curbs as tough as those seen in previous shutdowns.
Officials are alarmed by the deadly surge in virus cases since the second lockdown ended over a fortnight ago. Scientific advisers floated the idea of a fourth tier last month only for it to be rejected by ministers.
However a Government source last night told the Mail the proposal was back on the table. The Department of Health is pulling out the folder marked Tier Four, the insider said. We are not there yet but we are clearly in a worrying situation. It probably starts with closing non-essential retail and strengthening the work from home message.