Nottingham City will move to the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions in England from Thursday.
Local council leaders confirmed that neighbouring Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe will also move to Tier 3 restrictions.
The new rules come into force from one minute past midnight on October 29.
They mean that pubs will have to close unless they serve substantial meals, and there will be stricter rules on mixing between households.
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Exact details of the measures are expected to be outlined on Tuesday.
Liverpool City Region, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, South Yorkshire and Warrington have already been put into the highest tier.
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In a joint statement, Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council said: ‘Nottingham, Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe Council areas are set to move to Tier 3 Covid-19 restrictions following discussions between Government and Council Leaders.
‘The new measures will expire in 28 days and will be closely monitored by Government and local partners.
‘The single package of measures across these specific areas will be formally announced tomorrow (Tuesday 27th October) and have been agreed to achieve a sustained reduction in infection rates, especially to help protect our vulnerable residents, the NHS and social care services.
‘A package of support similar to those secured in other parts of the country has been agreed to help residents and businesses who will be impacted by the new restrictions.
‘Further measures specific to these areas of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will be announced tomorrow.’
In an interview today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said areas under Tier 3 restrictions would have to prove that their infection rate was ‘coming down’, especially among those aged 60 or over, before they could be removed from the strictest measures.
He has also refused to rule out bringing in a tougher set of Tier 4 impositions following reports another level is being considered to tackle England’s rise in infections.
Asked about the criteria for an area to exit Tier 3, Mr Hancock told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: ‘The first thing that’s most important is that the case rate has to be coming down. And in particular we look at the number of cases amongst the over-60s because that’s the number that is likely to translate into hospital admissions and sadly into deaths.’
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