Boris Johnson is drawing up plans to shut pubs and restaurants in the north of England within days to contain a surging infection rate.

 

英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊正在起草计划，在几天内关闭英格兰北部的酒吧和餐馆，以控制激增的新冠肺炎感染率。

 

There could also be a ban on overnight stays away from home in some areas.

 

It comes after Scotland announced pubs in the worst-hit areas would shut for 16 days.

 

Ministers will reportedly meet to sign off on final details including wage support for the struggling hospitality sector¹.

 

The tough restrictions² are expected to affect 10 million people in the north of England - including the cities of Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle.

 

Those areas will fall under tier-three lockdown measures on a simplified "traffic light" system of restrictions expected to be announced next week.

 

Tier 1 will see current social distancing measures, the "rule of six" and a pub curfew of 10pm enforced, according to reports.

 

Areas in Tier 2 will have the same restrictions plus a ban on households mixing.

 

Tier 3 sees pubs and restaurants ordered to shut.

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