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FAMILIES are asked to self-isolate for 10 days if visiting from a level 4 area, as Londoners made a mass exodus from the capital.
Public health officials in the West Midlands and Greater Manchester urge anyone visiting a level 4 area such as London, Wales or the South East to isolate themselves, although traveling from the highest level is against government regulations.
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The director of public health for the Lancashire Authority of Blackburn with Darwen, Dominic Harrison, said that anyone who has traveled from a level 4 area after last Wednesday must isolate themselves for at least five days.
There were chaotic scenes in London when people crowded into train stations or got into cars in an attempt to get out of the capital and reach their loved ones before harsh restrictions were introduced.
This raised fears that the most infectious variant of coronavirus would spread across the country.
Council leaders in the West Midlands said anyone coming from the capital or Wales should “assume they have the new variant of Covid” and act accordingly.
Directors of public health in the region said people should continue to isolate themselves even if they have had a negative test.
Anyone traveling to Greater Manchester from a level 4 area has been asked to self-quarantine in the house they go to for at least 10 days.
Anyone already in that house does not need to isolate themselves, but visitors are prohibited.
In both areas, politics is said to be strong advice and officials have no powers to enforce it, reports the Daily Mail.
Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy, Director of Public Health at Tameside, East Manchester, said: “The new strain of Covid, finding itself increasingly rapidly in Level 4 areas, is extremely concerning.
“It is incredibly contagious and if you come into contact with someone with this strain, they are much more likely to contract it than the original strain.
“We are so concerned about the possible serious impact of this that we have made the difficult decision to ask anyone who has traveled here for Christmas from any level 4 area or Wales to act like they have this new variant, even if they have no symptoms and self-isolation for at least 10 days. “
Dr de Gruchy added: ‘We know that a lot of people have been doing their part for so long, and we know that everyone desperately wishes we could see an end to the restrictions, but it is more important than ever that we all go the extra mile. “
Public health chiefs in the West Midlands said: “We are asking anyone who has traveled to the region from any level four area or Wales, to assume they have the new Covid variant and to self-isolate for at least 10 days.
“Although our region is not at level 4, rates are increasing and it is very likely that the new variant is circulating.
“So, keep your contact to a minimum, act as if the people you see have the virus.
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“Remember that people can have the virus and show no symptoms.”
In the Liverpool city region, where a massive coronavirus pilot test has been carried out, anyone who has traveled from London or the South East to the area has been urged to get tested.
When asked about the policies at the Downing Street press conference yesterday, Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said: “The message has been very clear and I think I want to reinforce it: it’s’ stay local.
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