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Last update: Monday, October 12, 2020, 8:41 PM
- Boris Johnson set out to outline new covid restrictions for Sheffield and other parts of northern England today.
- Sheffield has the seventh highest infection rate in the country and will face restrictions of ‘at least’ Level Two
- Yorkshire’s Nightingale Hospital to be reopened to help with increasing cases
90 are currently being treated by Covid in Sheffield hospitals, NHS chiefs reveal
Admissions are increasing again.
It’s silly ‘- Sheffield MP regrets lack of support in PM’s Covid package
Sheffield MP Clive Betts has described the government’s announcement of the city’s level of closure as “nonsense” and predicted that more measures will be needed to control the virus.
The test and trace system does not work fast enough to control the virus, says Sheffield’s director of public health
The government’s NHS testing and tracing is not working well enough to ensure local coronavirus outbreaks are contained, Sheffield’s top public health official said.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said whether a relatively normal Christmas is possible depends on the public sticking to his rules on the coronavirus.
He told the Downing Street press conference: “We will do everything we can to try to make sure that life is as normal again as possible by Christmas.
“But that will depend, I fear, on our success in eliminating this virus and our ability as a country to comply with the package of measures.”
Johnson listed tips and rules about social distancing and testing.
“All those basic things are essential if we are going to get out of this and allow people to have something like a normal Christmas,” he added.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the government’s “comprehensive plan” will protect jobs and businesses through the winter, ensuring there are “no gaps in support.”
At a press conference in Downing Street on Monday, he outlined how the existing leave plan will continue in October and the Work Support Plan will be available from November and run for six months.
“This national program will benefit people equally wherever they live and in whatever job they do,” he said.
Companies legally obliged to close in England will be able to claim cash grants of up to £ 3,000 per month, he said, which will never have to be repaid.
It announced additional £ 1.3bn funding for the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland administrations “if they choose to do something similar.”
Boris Johnson warned that rising coronavirus cases and hospital admissions flash like “warnings on the dashboard of an airliner.”
The prime minister told a press conference in Downing Street that cases increased fourfold in four weeks, there are more Covid-19 patients in UK hospitals than on March 23, and deaths are increasing.
“These numbers are flashing to us like warnings on the dashboard of an airliner and we must act now,” he said.
The regulations refer to a “table meal, and the food is such that it could be expected to be served as the main noon or main dinner, or as the main course at any of those meals.”
They also explain that “a ‘table meal’ is a meal eaten by a person sitting at a table, or on a counter or other structure that serves as a table and is not used for the service of soft drinks for the consumption of people who are not seated on a table or structure that serves as a table ”.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that new Covid alert levels were being introduced to “squash this virus wherever it appears.”
“Today we are simplifying, standardizing and, in some places, tightening local rules in England by introducing three levels of Covid alert,” he said at the Downing Street briefing.
He assured: “Nowhere will it be closed indefinitely.”
And he added that “no one affected by this is going to leave it alone”, since the Government had previously announced new economic aid.
“Nobody, least of all me, wants to impose these kinds of restrictions, erosions of our personal freedom, but I am more convinced than ever that the British people are determined to defeat this virus and that together we will do the right thing. that, ”Johnson said.
‘It’s an absolute disaster’ – Sheffield MP criticizes Government for Covid response
Sheffield MP Louise Haigh has said that we are all paying the price for the government’s mishandling of the coronavirus crisis, as the city again plunged into lockdown for the second time this year.
Government confirms Sheffield and South Yorkshire at Level 2
Sheffield Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, and Sheffield are level 2.
Level 2 means that the “rule of six applies” to everyone who lives in those areas, including abroad.
People cannot find another home inside either.
However, organized outdoor sport can continue, and pubs and restaurants also remain open.
This will be reviewed every 14 days, the government added.
In West Yorkshire, Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield are classified as Tier 2.
All other areas in Yorkshire are classified as Level 1, which is the medium alert level.
Level 3, which is the highest level in England and is classified as “Very High”, is currently only found in the Liverpool City region.
Sheffield Hallam MP Olivia Blake says Sheffield needs a support package to tackle COVID-19 measures
In a statement tonight, he said: “I know that many people in Sheffield Hallam will be concerned about the increase in infection rates and the increase in COVID-19 cases reported in today’s announcement.
“When the prime minister arrived in the House of Commons a few weeks ago, he said that the measures he outlined would control the virus. Unfortunately, his statement today is a sign that the government has not taken the decisive steps necessary to control the crisis. .
“Throughout the public health emergency, many people have faced uncertainty in their jobs and businesses, and the City Council has struggled with a lack of adequate funding. Today, the government announced a series of new health restrictions. public for areas that are in the high-risk category, but without new financial support. “
“It is vital that Sheffield receives the support package we need to implement these measures, deal with the public health emergency and provide financial security to all those who are concerned about their jobs and businesses.”
Paul Blomfield Labor MP for Sheffield Central added:
“Months of mixed messages and mishandling of the crisis by the government have broken the public’s trust, but we need these measures to work. The government needs to better explain the evidence of confidence-building measures, and will have to take further action if they fail again.
I am disappointed by the lack of support for the jobs and businesses that are affected by the measures and will push for adequate help for businesses that are not covered by the assistance that has been announced.
Sheffield City Council confirms the region’s high status in a tweet
The government said that, as of 9am Monday, there had been another 13,972 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK. It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 617,688.
The government also said that another 50 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday. This brings the UK total to 42,875.
Separate figures released by UK statistical agencies show that 58,000 deaths have now been recorded in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
Separate figures show there were 3,665 Covid-19 patients in the England hospital as of Monday, up from 2,593 a week ago, while 426 Covid-19 hospital patients were on ventilation beds, up from 331 in a week ago.
A total of 515 confirmed Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospitals in England on Saturday, compared with 386 a week earlier.
The number of Covid-19 patients admitted to hospital on Saturday (the latest available daily figure) and the total number of hospitalized and ventilator patients in each region of England, as of Monday, are as follows (figure of the week before in supports):
East of England: 16 admitted (19), 146 in hospital (11), 16 on ventilators (13)
London – 51 (38), 361 (312), 65 (56)
Midlands – 78 (53), 622 (449), 89 (70)
Northeast and Yorkshire – 145 (117), 999 (656), 104 (76)
Northwest – 177 (130), 1244 (889), 132 (104)
Southeast – 30 (19), 187 (115), 10 (8)
Boris Johnson said there will be a four-week “time-out clause” for interventions in very high areas.
He said: “We will also keep these measures under constant review, including a four-week sunset clause for interventions in very high areas.
“A postcode search on Gov.UK, as well as the NHS Covid-19 app, will show what local alert level applies in each area and we will also post an updated guide to explain what Covid alert levels mean for those they are clinically extremely vulnerable.
“And while these levels apply specifically to England, we continue to work closely with delegated administrations to combat this virus across the UK.”
South Yorkshire to be placed on ‘Tier 2’ coronavirus restrictions, Mayor reveals
All of South Yorkshire will be placed under ‘Level 2’ coronavirus restrictions, revealed Sheffield City Region Mayor Dan Jarvis.
A South Yorkshire MP has revealed new rules that people in the region will need to follow after it is placed at Level 2 in the government’s new alert system to monitor the spread of the coronavirus.
New Coronavirus Rules for South Yorkshire Revealed After Region Placed on Tier 2
Engagement with leaders in the Northwest Northwest and Yorkshire and Humber continues on Covid regulations, says the prime minister.
Boris Johnson said: “I know how difficult this is. They like us and everyone in this house is dealing with very real dilemmas, but we cannot let the NHS collapse when lives are at stake. Let me repeat the offer we make to those authorities. Work with us on these difficult but necessary measures in the areas that are rated very high in exchange for more support for the local test and track more funding for the local application and the work support scheme as announced by the chancellor. I think not acting would be unforgivable. so I hope that rapid progress can be made in the coming days. “
The government agreed with the Liverpool city region that it will move to level 3. In addition to the baseline, the gyms, the leisure center, the gambling shops and the casinos will be closed.
Nottinghamshire and East and West Cheshire to be included in the maximum alert level [tier 2], People here will not be able to blend in with other homes indoors.
