UK Covid-19 hotspots and local lockdowns

Lancashire, Merseyside and Warrington

From Tuesday 22 September, a ban on households mixing and a 10pm curfew on nightlife will be enforced in 17 council areas across Lancashire, Merseyside and Warrington. People should also only use public transport for essential purposes. In Lancashire, only Blackpool will be exempt from the new measures

 

Wolverhampton and Oadby and Wigston

Residents will be banned from socialising with people outside their own households or support bubbles in private homes and gardens from 22 September

 

Birmingham

A legally enshrined ban on households mixing in Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull came into force on 15 September after the city’s seven-day infection rate rose to more than 70 cases per 100,000 people

 

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Joined neighbouring Caerphilly in lockdown on 17 September. Almost a quarter of a million people are not able to leave the area without a reasonable excuse following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Indoor meetings and extended households are forbidden and all licensed premises close at 11pm

 

Caerphilly

Local lockdown will not be lifted until at least October. People must not enter or leave the county borough without a reasonable excuse. Anyone over 11 must wear a face covering in shops. Indoor meetings are not allowed, extended households can’t be created and overnight stays are banned

 

Newcastle, Northumberland, Tyneside, Durham and Sunderland

People will be banned from mixing with other households and pubs will be subject to a 10pm curfew from midnight on 17 September. The new regional measures are also expected to include a ban on care home visits for all but ‘essential visitors’. Approximately 1.5 million people will be affected by the restrictions

 

Leicester

People should not have visitors to their homes or socialise with people they do not live with in other indoor public venues such as pubs, restaurants, shops, places of worship or leisure venues. They also should not visit friends or family in care homes, other than in exceptional circumstances

 

Northern Ireland

People in Belfast, Ballymena, areas to the north-east of the town, and parts of Glenavy, Lisburn and Crumlin cannot visit other people's homes, and no more than six can gather in a private garden

 

Western Scotland

Restrictions on private indoor gatherings across the west of Scotland now apply to 1.7 million people in Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire and Dunbartonshire

 

Parts of Greater Manchester, East Lancashire, Preston and West Yorkshire

People must not host others they do not live with at home or in their garden unless they have formed a support bubble – where a household with one adult joins with another household. People in the same bubble can stay overnight

 

Bolton

Hospitality venues are restricted to takeaway-only. The council has asked people not to mix with other households indoors or outdoors, and to use public transport only for essential purposes. It aims to prevent a local lockdown, after the town’s infection rate increased to 99 cases per 100,000 people per week – the highest in England

 

Blackburn, Oldham and Pendle

Two different households are banned from mixing indoors or in a garden. Visits to care homes are banned, other than in exceptional circumstances. In specific areas with extra restrictions, people should not socialise with people they do not live with at indoor or outdoor public venues, such as parks

There were 46 cases per 100,000 people recorded in this NHS region in the seven days to 15 September

Lancashire, Merseyside and Warrington

From Tuesday 22 September, a ban on households mixing and a 10pm curfew on nightlife will be enforced in 17 council areas across Lancashire, Merseyside and Warrington. People should also only use public transport for essential purposes. In Lancashire, only Blackpool will be exempt from the new measures

 

Wolverhampton and Oadby and Wigston

Residents will be banned from socialising with people outside their own households or support bubbles in private homes and gardens from 22 September

 

Birmingham

A legally enshrined ban on households mixing in Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull came into force on 15 September after the city’s seven-day infection rate rose to more than 70 cases per 100,000 people

 

Parts of Greater Manchester, East Lancashire, Preston and West Yorkshire

People must not host others they do not live with at home or in their garden unless they have formed a support bubble – where a household with one adult joins with another household. People in the same bubble can stay overnight

 

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Joined neighbouring Caerphilly in lockdown on 17 September. Almost a quarter of a million people are not able to leave the area without a reasonable excuse following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Indoor meetings and extended households are forbidden and all licensed premises close at 11pm

 

Caerphilly

Local lockdown will not be lifted until at least October. People must not enter or leave the county borough without a reasonable excuse. Anyone over 11 must wear a face covering in shops. Indoor meetings are not allowed, extended households can’t be created and overnight stays are banned

 

Newcastle, Northumberland, Tyneside, Durham and Sunderland

People will be banned from mixing with other households and pubs will be subject to a 10pm curfew from midnight on 17 September. The new regional measures are also expected to include a ban on care home visits for all but ‘essential visitors’. Approximately 1.5 million people will be affected by the restrictions

 

Leicester

People should not have visitors to their homes or socialise with people they do not live with in other indoor public venues such as pubs, restaurants, shops, places of worship or leisure venues. They also should not visit friends or family in care homes, other than in exceptional circumstances

 

Northern Ireland

People in Belfast, Ballymena, areas to the north-east of the town, and parts of Glenavy, Lisburn and Crumlin cannot visit other people's homes, and no more than six can gather in a private garden

 

Western Scotland

Restrictions on private indoor gatherings across the west of Scotland now apply to 1.7 million people in Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire and Dunbartonshire

 

Bolton

Hospitality venues are restricted to takeaway-only. The council has asked people not to mix with other households indoors or outdoors, and to use public transport only for essential purposes. It aims to prevent a local lockdown, after the town’s infection rate increased to 99 cases per 100,000 people per week – the highest in England

 

Blackburn, Oldham and Pendle

Two different households are banned from mixing indoors or in a garden. Visits to care homes are banned, other than in exceptional circumstances. In specific areas with extra restrictions, people should not socialise with people they do not live with at indoor or outdoor public venues, such as parks

 

 

There were 46 cases per 100,000 people recorded in this NHS region in the seven days to 15 September