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A steward wears a mask at a match between Blackpool and Ipswich Town at Bloomfield Road on Oct. 10, 2020 in Blackpool, England. Lewis Storey/Getty Images
Lancashire will enter a Tier 3 alert from midnight, the government announced today, meaning an automatic tightening of restrictions on pubs and a clampdown on household mixing.
There will be no closure of gyms and leisure centres, which had sparked anger in nearby Liverpool.
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.