Liverpool Becomes First English Region to Move Down to Tier 2

Liverpool Becomes First English Region to Move Down to Tier 2
Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during the daily COVID-19 digital news conference in London, on April 15, 2020. Andrew Parsons/No 10 Downing Street/Handout via Reuters
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The Liverpool City Region will the first area to move down to Tier 2 in England’s new three-tiered CCP virus alert system, according to the government’s newly published list of local restriction tiers by area.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock attributed the result to residents following restriction rules and the recent mass-testing pilot in Liverpool.