Due to high levels of cornavirus infections in other parts of the county, Tunbridge Wells, which is among the boroughs with the lowest rates in Kent, will now face the stiffest coronavirus restrictions, according to https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-local-restrictions.
The classification means that from December 3, when the current National Lockdown ends, all pubs, hotels, restaurants, theatres and other hospitality and leisure venues must close.
Residents will also be banned from mixing with people from other households, either indoors or out.
The news comes after a number of Kent MPs, including Greg Clark and Tom Tugendhat, wrote to the Government yesterday [Wednesday] to argue the case that the Tier system should be done at a district or borough level.
The Government, however, has decided to take a more regional approach which sees Tunbridge Wells, where the rate per 100,000 of coronavirus infections is below 150 a week, join places such as Swale and Thanet under the highest restrictions. The two districts have the highest infection rates for the whole UK where the rate per 100,000 is over 500 a week.
