England to be divided into ‘medium’, ‘high’, and ‘very high’ Covid alert areas

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Ben Stansall/PA)

Different parts of England will be split up into “medium”, “high”, or “very high” local Covid alert areas under a new three tier system Boris Johnson is expected to announce on Monday.

The classification of areas will determine what type of “appropriate interventions” are to be made in them to combat the coronavirus outbreak.