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Local lockdown restrictions to be imposed on North East - where they apply and what they are

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confirmed on Thursday afternoon that local lockdown restrictions will be introduced in Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland and County Durham following "concerning rates of infection".

Matt Hancock said that Sunderland, for example, now has an incidence rate of 103 positive cases per 100,000 population and in South Tyneside, Gateshead and Newcastle, figures are all above 70.Announcing the measures in the House of Commons, Mr Hancock said that the people of the North East will "come together" to beat the virus.He said: "I know, the whole House knows, that these decisions have a real impact on families, on businesses and on local communities and I can tell everyone affected that we do not.

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