Southend-on-Sea to enter Tier 4 restrictions on Sunday
The Government has announced that Southend-on-Sea will be placed into tier 4 restrictions at 00:01 on Sunday 20 December.
The Prime Minister announced earlier today that a number of areas would face tighter restrictions as cases in London, the south east and the east of England continue to rise.
The new rules in place mean the following:
- You must stay at home, except for the reasons outlined by the Government. Read more on GOV.UK
- All non-essential retail will have to close, along with personal care services such as hairdressers and nail bars, and indoor entertainment venues
- You can leave home to buy things at shops which are permitted to open in your area, but you should stay local
- Gyms and indoor leisure facilities will close
- You should work from home unless you are unable to do so
- Don't mix indoors with anyone from outside of your household/bubble
- You can only meet one other person from another household/bubble, outdoors in a public place
- Christmas bubbles have been cancelled for tier 4 areas and you cannot join a Christmas bubble in a lower tier area.
Further information go to the Southend-on-Sea Borough Council website and guidance
