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Lancashire bars and pubs will close after local leaders agreed that the county should move to Level 3 of England’s lockdown system.
It means cities like Blackpool, Blackburn, and Fleetwood join the Liverpool City region at the highest level of coronavirus restrictions.
The Department of Health and Welfare issued a statement after close discussions with local leaders and confirms that Lancashire will go from the local COVID alert level “high” to “very high”. These will go into place starting at midnight.
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A statement read: “Following close discussions with local leaders, Lancashire will move from high local COVID alert level to very high from 12:01 am on Saturday 17th October.”
Under the rules, people are forbidden to socialize with other households both indoors and in private gardens, while bars and pubs are closed unless they can function only as restaurants.
The “rule of six” applies outdoors and people should avoid traveling outside of the very high alert level.
In addition, the government said that casinos, bingo halls, betting houses, betting shops and soft gambling areas should close from midnight on Sunday. The sale of trunks is also not allowed.
Gyms, hair salons and beauty salons and barbers will remain open.
The region has also secured a £ 42 million funding package and will hold weekly talks with the government, according to Sky News correspondent Inzamam Rashid.
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson tweeted to say that he was seeking “immediate” clarification as to why gyms were not closing in the area.
He said: “Liverpool City Region has demanded immediate clarification as to why the Lancashire gyms can remain open and the Liverpool ones closed.
“Inconsistent mess, now we have Level 3 A and Level 3 B. Are gym users in Lancashire safer than those in the Liverpool region? [?]”
Talks between Westminster and local leaders in Lancashire about financial support dragged on until Thursday night, following speculation about the county lockdown.
Ian Spencer, the owner of a private members club in Chorley, Lancashire, told Sky News’ Inzamam Rashid that it is “destroyed”, the region has been put under Level 3 lockdown restrictions, but the people want the government to “classify” COVID. 19 pandemic.
“The last one hurt us. Following what the clients at the club say, some are in favor of the closure, others not,” he said.
“Let’s get on with that, fix it and make the children grow up in a clean environment.
“I’m really heartbroken because I enjoy my job. But I’m going to have to put my feet up, and cross my fingers to lower the numbers. So let’s move on.”
Yesterday, several important areas moved up to Level 2, including London, Essex, Elmbridge, Barrow-in-Furness, Northeast Derbyshire, Erewash, Chesterfield and York.
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Southend and Thurrock in Essex are not included in the new measures because they are unitary authorities.
Level 2 restrictions mean that people cannot meet other households socially indoors, either at home or in other places like bars.
the “rule of six“It is still applied in outdoor settings, as is the case across the country, and people are advised to” reduce the number of trips where possible. “
Meanwhile, Greater Manchester leaders have “unanimously opposed” being placed at Level 3, amid a bitter political dispute with Westminster.
A call between Greater Manchester leaders and Downing Street officials failed to reach an agreement on the new coronavirus rules on Thursday.
Sir Richard Leese, head of Manchester City Council, said there are no further talks with Westminster scheduled for today.
