30 December 2020

Wednesday 30 December

2020-12-30

Events

 * Millions more people across England are to join the toughest tier of Covid restrictions from 00:01 on Thursday. Tier four includes a "stay at home" order, meaning non-essential shops, gyms and hairdressers must close.
 * The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is approved for use in the UK, with the first doses due to be given on Monday. The UK has ordered 100 million doses of the new vaccine - enough to vaccinate 50 million people.