The UK government is placing London into its strictest coronavirus lockdown tier from Wednesday (December 16), meaning businesses including cinemas will need to close again, after a spike in positive cases across the capital city.A four-week nationwide lockdown was lifted at the beginning of this month and replaced by a three-tier system, with tier 1 requiring the loosest virus preventative restrictions and tier 3 requiring the strictest.Reacting to today’s news, which will see around 100 cinemas re-shut across the capital, the UK Cinema Association said the move would be “devastating” for its members and suggested theaters were being harshly treated in comparison with other businesses such as shopping centers.Other parts of the country
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