Coronavirus in Sheffield LIVE: Government considering even tighter lockdown restrictions

Today it hasbeen reported that senior Government ministers are considering ramping up lockdown measures in a bit to curb the spread of Covid and ensure that people comply with the rules that have been put in place already.

This comes a week after the whole nation was put into lockdown as Covid cases continued to rise following the Christmas period.

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