Sites to remain open as London and South-east go into fresh lockdown measures

By Dave Rogers2020-12-19T18:08:00

Rules tightened across whole of UK to combat rising spread of covid

Construction sites will be able to stay open, as the prime minister this afternoon (19 December) confirmed that London and the South-east will be put into a new, higher tier to combat the spread of covid -19.

The new rules, which come into effect from midnight tonight, will see all 32 boroughs in the capital moved into the new tier four along with a string of neighbouring counties such as Kent, Essex and Hertfordshire. In all, around 18 million people are being placed into the new system.

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