Matt Hancock raises Covid alert level for parts of England including London – video
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The health secretary, Matt Hancock, told the Commons that several areas of England were being moved to the high-risk, tier 2 coronavirus restrictions. The new rules will come into force at one minute past midnight on Saturday, for an undetermined amount of time, in areas including London, Essex, York and north-east Derbyshire
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