East Sussex has been classed as at ‘high risk’ from Covid which means that new rules will be in force in our county when the current national restrictions come to an end on Wednesday (December 2).
The government’s ‘high risk’ assessment, announced today, puts East Sussex in the middle of three tiers of alert for coronavirus. It recognises that virus rates are rising here, although still lower than in many parts of England.
From Wednesday, these rules will apply in East Sussex:
The high alert tier: what you need to know
All of us will still have choices to make about how we act within these regulations, as Director of Public Health Darrell Gale discusses below.
Before the new tier system comes into force on Wednesday, please continue to follow the current national restrictions
