Oxford is set to move to Tier 2 of the Government's restrictions on Saturday.
It will mean a ban on households mixing indoors on top of national measures.
But is it the right decision? Council leaders of all major political parties, echoing the advice of Oxfordshire's Director of Public Health, argued for the whole county to move to 'high' alert level.
Follow Live: Updates as Oxford to move to Tier 2
Conservative MPs representing other parts of Oxfordshire, however, have said cases are not serious enough outside the city to warrant additional restrictions which would harm businesses.
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