Hairdressers and beauty salons are also closed.

People must not leave their home except for specific purposes including work and volunteering, fulfilling legal obligations, essential activities such as shopping for food, education and childcare, meeting others in your support bubble, medical reasons, and events such as attending a place of worship for individual prayer, a funeral, or a deathbed wedding.Second lockdown as Brits are advised to stay at home, with all non-essential retail, restaurants and bars closed from November 1.London was placed under Tier 2 on October 17 which saw a ban on household mixing indoors.Liverpool City Region was the first region to be placed under Tier 3 lockdown, and was followed by Greater Manchester and Lancashire.A tier-three lockdown is a type of restriction that sees pubs close along with other measures designed to reduce the spread of coronavirus.A raft of new changes were introduced on October 12, including the three-tired local lockdown system.Masks were made compulsory on public transport from June 15, and in indoor settings such as shops a month later.

Non-essential shops - including toys, furniture, charity, betting and clothes - were allowed to open from June 15.On June 1, people from different households were able to meet in groups of six in gardens and outdoor spaces.The lockdown rules were reviewed every three weeks until May 28 where the PM announced further plans to lift certain measures.Boris Johnson announced the first national lockdown on March 23 - ordering Brits to stay at home, banned gatherings of more than two people, and closed all non-essential retail.What have the restrictions been since the beginning? On January 4, 2021, a third national lockdown was confirmed. The measures came into force on Thursday, November 5, and ended on December 2. The second UK lockdown was announced on October 31, despite the Prime Minister vowing to do 'everything in his power' to avoid the measures. The first lockdown started on March 23, 2020, and the restrictions lasted into July. 2 England has had three lockdowns Credit: London News Pictures When did the UK lockdown start?

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