My weekend plans have somewhat been ruined by Matt Hancock tonight. The government has announced new lockdown restrictions for over four million people – banning separate households from meeting indoors – for Greater Manchester (where I live) along with parts of Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
What does that mean in practice?
When announcing the lockdown this evening, the Health Secretary tweeted that ‘people from different households will not be allowed to meet each other indoors’, which sounds pretty rudimentary.
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This article has been updated to reflect further government announcements
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