More than half of the population of England is currently living under the harshest Tier 4 restrictions - which include the closure of all non-essential retail and hospitality venues and a warning to stay at home. Now, it is expected that tougher restrictions will be introduced in the hope that the new strain of the virus can be curbed.
The strain, which was identified at the beginning of December in the UK, is thought to be up to 70 percent more contagious than previous incarnations of the virus.
This morning Boris Johnson signalled that measures would be likely to get tougher if rates don't come down.
He said: "What we are doing now is using the tiering system, which is a very tough system... and, alas, probably about to get tougher to keep things under control.
"But, we will review it."
He added: "And we have the prospect of vaccines coming down the track in their tens of millions.
"And that, I think, is something that should keep people going in what I predicted, back on your show in in October, will be a very bumpy period right now.
"It is bumpy and it's going to be bumpy."
A scary picture is emerging across the UK, with skyrocketing death rates that are now nearly as high as they were in the first peak back in spring.
Senior health officials and doctors are warning that the NHS is facing disaster if the infection rate is not slowed down, with patients being transferred to hospitals outside of hotspots like London due to a shortage of beds.
Professor Andrew Goddard told the BBC that the new variant was spreading across the UK and that NHS staff should brace themselves for a difficult few months.
Stricter limits on meeting others could also be on the table, with absolutely no mixing outside of households allowed unless for necessary reasons, such as work or caring responsibilities.
There could also be a limit on how long people are allowed out for a day.
In the spring lockdown, it was only permitted to leave your house for one hour a day for exercise or to buy essentials, such as food and medicine.
Travelling to second/holiday homes could also be on the list of banned activities.
Working from home could also become mandatory if your job can be done at home.
Playgrounds could also close as well as all public leisure facilities.
Tier 4 restrictions are currently the strongest in England, with household mixing indoors completely banned and non-essential services and retail no longer allowed to open.
Tier 3 restrictions are in place pretty much everywhere else aside from the Isles of Scilly, who are lucky enough to be under Tier 1 restrictions.
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2021-01-03 10:59:00Z
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