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26

Nov 2020

Last Updated: 11/12/2020
Health
Health

Harrogate district to enter tier two restrictions

by Connor Creaghan

| 26 Nov, 2020
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The new rules will come into force next Wednesday, December 2. It is unclear when the restrictions will come to an end.

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The Harrogate district will enter tier two restrictions at the end of the national lockdown.

Matt Hancock, the health secretary, will set out the rules each area will be under in the House of Commons today.

However, a government website that has since crashed pre-empted the announcement. Here's the full list.

When you put in a local postcode it says that the Harrogate district and North Yorkshire is under tier two.



The new rules will come into force next Wednesday, December 2. It is unclear when the restrictions will come to an end.

North Yorkshire had been in tier one restrictions before the second national lockdown.

Local public health officials said in a press briefing yesterday that the coronavirus rates are an indicator of the different tiers.




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  • Harrogate district pubs fear closure in new tiers

  • Ripon coronavirus testing site opens






Most of North Yorkshire is below the England average seven-day rate of 201 cases per 100,000.

Scarborough and Selby are the only local areas above the national average. They have rates of 280 and 232 respectively.

While Harrogate and Ryedale have the lowest case rates in the area with 147 and 132.

The local officials also said that they would favour a system where North Yorkshire is split into different districts.

What are the rules in tier two?


Tier two:


  • No mixing of households indoors apart from support bubbles with a max of six meeting outdoors

  • Hospitality venues must close unless operating as restaurants. Can only serve alcohol with a substantial meal

  • Retail, entertainment, accommodation, schools, indoor leisure and personal care are all open

  • Can travel but avoid tier three areas except where necessary

  • Overnight stays are permitted with support bubble only

  • Work from home where possible

  • Places of worship open but do not interact with anyone outside household or support bubble

  • Up to 15 guests for weddings and up to 30 for funerals

  • Exercise classes and organised sport can take place outdoors. Cannot take place indoors if there is any contact between people from different households

  • Large events can go ahead with 1,000 capacity indoors and 2,000 outdoors


What about Christmas?


Coronavirus restrictions will be eased across the UK between December 23 and December 27 to allow for a Christmas closer to normal.

It will mean that three households will be able to form a temporary bubble. It must be fixed but there will be no limit on numbers joining bubble.

Those who are self-isolating should not join one of these so-called Christmas bubbles.

If someone is in an at-risk group the government has said they must their their own judgement and consider the risks of mixing over Christmas.