The changes, announced on Monday and effective as of 0.01am on Wednesday morning, mean that household mixing is banned and this is enforceable by law. Pictures by Post staff photographer NEIL CROSS
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This is the next step up from Tier 1, the medium level of restrictions initially facing most of the country, like the rule of six and curfews for pubs and restaurants.
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No-one can meet people from different households indoors in public and private or travel to any area not bound by the same restrictions to do so, unless they are part of a support bubble known as a linked household.
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The restrictions are set out in laws known as The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020, which came into force on Wednesday and are due to be updated adding more areas for Saturday.