South Street in Dorchester town centre. Picture: Dorset Echo DORSET business figures have urged business owners to “hold on in there” as the county is set to remain under Tier 2 restrictions. While coronavirus cases had fallen in Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council areas, Public Health Dorset explained they haven’t fallen enough and Dorset hospitals remain “under pressure” with coronavirus patients. A move into Tier 1 would have provided a boost to struggling hospitality businesses, as rules allow indoor and outdoor mixing between different households and the ‘rule of six’. Craig Oakes, president of Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce, said it was “sadly” the right decision for Dorset to remain in Tier 2 because the county’s hospitals may not able to cope with a sharp influx of Covid-19 patients.