London to Move to Tier 2 Restrictions at Midnight on Friday

A man crosses the road in the City of London financial district amid the outbreak of the CCP virus, in London, on Sept. 23, 2020. John Sibley/Reuters

London’s COVID-19 restrictions will move up to Tier 2 from midnight on Friday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.

Under the UK’s new three-tiered system of COVID-19 restrictions, this means the capital’s alert level will move from “medium” to “high”.