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- We will be bringing you live updates as Essex County Council announces bid to apply to have the county put into 'high' alert level
- > This would mean a ban on people mixing with anyone outside their household in an indoor environment
- > The rule of six would remain in place outside
- > Infection rates and cases are rising across the county
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