Newly published SAGE papers show the experts warned the three-tier system did not go far enough and questioned whether a higher tier was needed. The scientific advisory panel also questioned the point of Tier 1 rules, saying Tier 2 is "the minimum intervention required to maintain any degree of control on transmission". The Prime Minister said the new tiers would be tougher than before the four-week lockdown after advice from scientists. The scientists also questioned whether Tier 1 was effective, saying Tier 2 was "the minimum intervention required to maintain any degree of control on transmission". The Prime Minister confirmed that England's national lockdown would be replaced by three-tier restrictions at midnight on December 2.

Source: Daily Mirror November 23, 2020 18:09 UTC