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Most of England will be in the toughest two levels of measures from 2 December.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock set out the reasoning behind the tier decisions for each area in a written ministerial statement. A full list of areas and tiers is below.
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Gyms and non-essential shops in all parts of England will be allowed to reopen from 2 December under a strengthened three-tiered system.
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Borrowing in October hit £22.3bn, with public sector debt over £2 trillion.
Some local measures will be the same as those in the previous three tier system, used in England to tackle the spread of coronavirus up until the current lockdown began.
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