The Eat Out to Help Out scheme caused a “significant rise” in new Covid-19 infections, a new study has claimed, as cases continue to surge across the country.
A spike in the number of newly infected detected clusters was detected a week after the scheme began in August, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.
From Monday more than 11 million people in England – nearly a fifth of the population – will be living under the toughest coronavirus restrictions, after it was announced that West Yorkshire would move into Tier 3 measures.
It comes as another 274 deaths from the virus were confirmed overnight, with more than 24,400 new infections recorded.
