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Southend-on-Sea to enter Tier 4 restrictions on Sunday

December 19, 2020 8:29 PM

Coronavirus UpdateThe 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