coronavirus restrictions could be imposed in England as part of a new three-tier system if cases aren't brought under control, according to reports.
The closure of pubs and a ban on social contact outside household groups could be implemented locally or nationally to deal with soaring infections, now at a level higher than the first wave peak, the Mirror reports.It comes as a computer glitch led to almost 16,000 coronavirus cases not being added to official figures or their contacts to NHS Test and Trace.
The error was discovered by Public Health England on Friday. According to leaked government documents seen by The Guardian, the draft 'Covid-19 Proposed Social Distancing Framework' plan is designed to simplify the existing localised.