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Households will be banned from mixing under the new rules.
The government has been accused of failing to tell local authorities about the closure.
"Who announces something late at night on Twitter that’s going to come in at midnight?" asks the leader of Trafford Council.
Health secretary says he wants to avoid coronavirus spreading between the generations.
NHS Test and Trace launched in May with a pledge to “help identify, contain and control coronavirus, and reduce the spread".
The health secretary says the new rule is not for "playdates or parties".
"It's not a no and it's not a yes," the health secretary says.
An average of 6,000 people were infected per day between September 4 to 10.
The latest figures confirm the pandemic is growing even more rapidly as Matt Hancock refuses to rule out a second national lockdown.
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