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<p>As the Prime Minister said on 23 November, the national restrictions ended on Wednesday
2 December, and gyms and sport facilities can reopen across all tiers. This means
that certain leisure and sporting facilities including swimming pools are able to
open subject to relevant social contact rules in each tier.</p><p>As set out in the
COVID Winter Plan the decision to allocate tiers is based on a range of factors and
will be reviewed every 14 days. In Tier 3 areas we have taken further measures to
limit social interactions and therefore opportunities for the virus to spread. For
swimming pools specifically, the transmission concerns have always been around points
of contact within facilities, such as changing rooms.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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