Millions more people across the south east and east of England are to be moved into the toughest Tier 4 restrictions from Boxing Day as the number of Covid-19 cases spread.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has also said that two cases of another new strain of Covid-19 linked to South Africa have been identified in the UK.

More details were given at a Downing Street press conference on the current situation with the coronavirus pandemic.

Recap: Matt Hancock address the nation as more areas put in higher tiers

Which areas are being moved into Tier 4?

Sussex, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, those parts of Essex not yet in Tier 4, Waverley in Surrey and Hampshire including Portsmouth and Southampton but with the exception of the New Forest will move into Tier 4 from 00.01am on Boxing Day.

Are any other areas of England being moved into a tougher tier of Covid 19 safety restrictions?

Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset including the North Somerset council area, Swindon, the Isle of Wight, the New Forest and Northamptonshire plus Cheshire and Warrington are moving up to Tier 3.

Cornwall and Herefordshire which have seen “sharply rising rates” are moving up to Tier 2, Mr Hancock announced.

Use our interactive map to see all the Covid tiers in England from Boxing Day: