edinburghlive. In Ireland, passengers arriving by plane or ferry from England, Wales and Scotland, with the exemption of essential workers, are banned until January 6, regardless of nationality. The PM told ITV News: “I think Chris Whitty set a sort of terminus of April 5, Easter, where he thought things would be much much much better…". He said: "The cases in the Tier 4 areas have absolutely skyrocketed in the last few days, two weeks or so. Tier 4 restrictions were first introduced in London and parts of the South East on Dec 20, and extended across other parts of England from Dec 26, to combat a more contagious strain of coronavirus. Instead, Waverley maintained its Tier 2 status following Boris Johnson’s Downing Street press conference on Saturday (December 19). Matt Hancock said on Dec 20 that Britain faces a “very difficult” few months, warning that the spread of the virus across swathes of England is now “out of control”. All English Français. "We have a much more transmissible variant and I’m afraid this is the natural evolution of viruses - the ones that can transmit the most effectively have an advantage over other variants.". Under the Government’s ‘Covid Winter Plan’, civil partnerships and wedding ceremonies can go ahead with up to 15 guests and under social distancing requirements. PM asked how long will Tier 4 rules be in place and suggests more than three months, Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking news. “We’ve got to get this under control and the cases in tier 4 areas have absolutely rocketed in the last Boris Johnson said … Our. How long is Tier 4 likely to last? 11 comments. When he was asked the same question again, Johnson said: “That will depend on how fast we can get the virus under control with tough tiering, with testing, and with rolling out the vaccination programme. 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Three quarters of England is now under the toughest tier of restrictions. Areas that were initially placed in Tier 4 include: Rules in Tier 4 are similar to those of the last national lockdown: Five categories are used to determine which level an area falls into: Tier 1 lockdown rules: what are the Covid restrictions for 'medium risk' alert areas?​, Tier 2 lockdown rules: what are the Covid restrictions for 'high' alert areas?​, Tier 3 lockdown rules: what are the Covid restrictions and which areas have moved Tier?​. Outdoor sports courts, outdoor gyms, golf courses, outdoor swimming pools, archery/driving/shooting ranges, riding centres and playgrounds can remain open for individual exercise, and for people to use with others within your household, support bubble, or with one person from another household. ", "What we are doing now is using the tiering system, which is a very tough system... and, alas, probably about to get tougher to keep things under control. 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