30 November 2020
The Government has announced that Sheffield will come out of lockdown on Wednesday 2 December and enter into the tier 3 ‘Very High’ alert category, along with Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham. Some tier 3 restrictions will be different this time compared to when Sheffield was in tier 3 before lockdown started on 5 November.The government will announce the arrangements that will be in place over the Christmas period shortly.
FULL ARTICLE06 November 2020
Disability Rights UK has criticised the Government for its latest Coronavirus ‘lockdown’ guidance, which they say has left ‘extremely vulnerable’ people unsure what to do. They say the new guidance to get access to priority supermarket deliveries or ask for local support , falls short of the fuller protections offered back in the Spring.
FULL ARTICLE03 November 2020
Following alarming predictions about the growth of Coronavirus and the impact on the NHS, England ( and Sheffield )is set to start a ‘second national lockdown’ on Thursday 5 November until Wednesday 2 December. Tougher measures will be familiar from the first lockdown, the big difference is that schools, colleges and universities will remain open. ‘Shielding’ measures are not set to come back as before for the most vulnerable people who along with the over 70s, have been told to be “especially careful to follow the rules and to minimise their contacts”.
FULL ARTICLE23 October 2020
Sheffield, along with Doncaster, Barnsley and Rotherham will move into the ‘Very High’ alert category for restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus on Saturday 24 October. This is due to the continued high level of cases across the region and increasingly concerning levels of hospital admission . Find out what this means for you.
FULL ARTICLE14 October 2020
The government has introduced local COVID alert levels in a bid to ensure “the right levels of intervention in the right places to manage outbreaks”. Local COVID alert levels set out information for local authorities, residents and workers about what to do and how to manage the outbreak in their area. Local COVID alert levels are sometimes called ‘tiers’ or known as a ‘local lockdown’. Sheffield has been placed in the ‘High’ category. Find out what that means for you.
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