![]() ![]() "How each and every one of us adheres to the guidance during the Christmas Bubble window will make a significant difference to the overall rate of infection in the days and weeks to come. "Therefore, it is essential that you protect yourself and everyone around you is to stick to the Hands, Face, Space principles. "The roll out of the vaccine to the most vulnerable groups is of course very positive news but it will be some time to come before until we know how much it will impact infection rates more generally. "To help save lives and protect the NHS and our social care services we must continue to observe the restrictions that apply. "However, the rate of infection remains a concern, especially among people over 60, and our hospitals are still experiencing high levels of admissions of people very poorly with Covid-19. "Their diligence and perseverance have helped reduce rates which has kept more people safe from Covid-19. "I would like to thank those who have stuck to the very difficult restrictions placed on them. "I appreciate that the continuation of Tier 3 measures will be a disappointment to many who were hoping for an easing of the restrictions. Jonathan Gribbin, director of public health in Nottinghamshire, said: "We recognise the sacrifices Nottinghamshire residents have made throughout a very difficult year to help drive down the rate of infection across the county. We can only protect the most vulnerable and our health service by remaining vigilant."ĭirector of public health in Nottinghamshire reacts to announcement "As we approach Christmas, I urge all my constituents to continue following the rules. "East Midlands MPs are meeting Health Minister Jo Churchill later today and I will again be demanding not only a detailed assessment of Nottingham’s performance against the 5 criteria, but clarity on what’s required to allow us to go down to tier 2. ![]() Their failure is costing lives and livelihoods. "However it’s clear that the Government’s approach to curbing the virus is not working, with a very worrying increase in cases and hospital admissions across large parts of the country. Ministers must act now to boost support and so save jobs and businesses. Lilian Greenwood, Labour MP for Nottingham South, said: "The news that Nottingham is to remain in tier 3, will clearly be a disappointment to many of my constituents and another body blow to entertainment and hospitality in the city. Lilian Greenwood says Government must act to boost support for businesses "It definitely feels like a kick in the teeth for our communities who worked so hard to obey rules as set by Government."įollow our live blog below for reaction to the announcement. "Coronavirus figures in places like Ashfield and Nottinghamshire are considerably down since the start of the latest lockdown. "This decision could be the death knoll for our hospitality industry as their doors remain firmly shut. "They were saying one thing to the media and a completely different thing to council leaders. "I said this two weeks ago after online meetings with Government Ministers where council leaders were just dictated to. "Their supposed review of the Tier System was a complete sham. He said: “The Government had no intention of putting Nottinghamshire into Tier 2. Reacting to the news, Jason Zadrozny, leader of Ashfield District Council, described the Tiering review as a "complete sham". On December 28 the city and county will be moved back into Tier 3 restrictions as planned. However, Boris Johnson changed his messaging on Christmas on Wednesday and urged "extreme caution" must be taken amid calls to scrap the plans for families to meet. ![]() The rules will be relaxed for five days on December 23 to allow people time to see family members over the festive period. It means pubs, bars and restaurants will be unable to reopen their doors ahead of the usually-busy Christmas period, while restrictions on household mixing will continue. MPs were told that a number of areas were "not quite there yet" when it came to changing Tiers, and no change was announced for the city or county. Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed the news to MPs during a statement in the House of Commons, where a review of the current Tiering system took place. Both Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will remain in the toughest Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions, it has been confirmed.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |