Shopping has changed drastically in the months since the UK went into national lockdown, with new rules and measures coming into effect almost daily.
Things in Merseyside have now changed once again as Liverpool City Region was officially placed under tougher tier three lockdown restrictions this week amid a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.
The region entered the ‘very high risk’ alert tier three category on October 14, with pubs, bars, indoor gyms, leisure centres, sports facilities, fitness studios, betting shops, adult gaming centres and casinos all ordered to close.
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While supermarkets and ‘non essential’ stores remain open, guidelines have been put in place for shoppers visiting the likes of Primark, Asda, Aldi, Tesco, M&S and Morrisons, reports the Mirror.
According to Government guidelines, shops “following COVID-secure guidelines can host more people in total, but no one must mix indoors or in most public outdoor venues with anyone who they do not live with (or have formed a support bubble with)."
This includes in:
pubs and restaurants, where they are permitted to open
shops
leisure and entertainment venues
places of worship
The Government website also says that clinically vulnerable people can visit businesses, such as supermarkets and shops, while keeping two metres away from others wherever possible or one metre plus other precautions.
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With the new restrictions, the number of people you can mix with in public now varies.
Those in tier one areas can meet with up to six people indoors or outdoors, providing social distancing is adhered to.
However, those in tier two areas cannot meet indoors. In very high risk areas, such as Liverpool City Region, people are now banned from mixing with other households, with supermarkets urging customers to shop alone.
