Why Nottingham is not on level three lockdown, despite having the highest rates in the country



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The Nottingham City Council leader has explained why Nottingham has not undergone the most severe restrictions, despite having the highest number of cases per 100,000 people in the UK.

Starting Wednesday, the city will move to Level Two restrictions, even though COVID rates for the week through October 9 were 834 per 100,000 people, more than 200 more than Liverpool, which was placed in Level Three.

Mansfield, which has rates of 80.5 cases per 100,000, and Bassetlaw, which has rates of 86, will face the same restrictions as the city, because the measures apply to the city in the same way as to the county.

Councilor David Mellen is the head of Nottingham City Council and represents the Dales Labor District.

He said he welcomed the restrictions, which apply to the city and county, but warned that more financial help from the government would be needed to avoid a further economic “plummet”.

Speaking after the Level Two restrictions were announced today (Monday, October 12), he said: “I understand that there are two reasons why the city has not been placed on Level Three.

“The first is that our hospitals are not currently at that level. Much preparation is being done, but it is not complete.

“The second is that the cases have not spread in large numbers to the elderly population. Most of our cases are currently among younger people.

“Obviously, there are many possibilities that (the youngest) will contract COVID in a less severe way, not that that is something to be complacent about because there are young people who suffer from it very badly, but obviously the greatest concern is for people are older or have underlying health conditions. “

When asked about moving the city to the third tier in case the city’s situation worsens, he said: “We have not spoken with ministers, but we have spoken with public officials who have said they are likely to speak to us. earlier than later. about what that would look like.

“Certainly in Liverpool, there have been some negotiations around that, so the city council and the Liverpool companies are going to get some money from the Government, and we would be very insistent that that happens with the Nottingham companies.

“We believe that at our current ‘high alert’ level we should seek some government support for businesses, because if people can only date members of their household, businesses will suffer and possibly jobs will be lost, and we don’t want them to our economy continues to plummet, or our unemployment figures rise, so we would ask the government to consider more support for companies in our area, as other high alert levels have requested ”.

When asked if he thought the measures announced today went far enough, he said: “I think that if people adhere to these new restrictions, we have a good chance of stopping the virus.

“Because it’s not just about not mixing with other homes, it’s about not using public transportation unless absolutely necessary, to go to school or work.

“These are pubs and restaurants that only offer table service.

“It really depends on the people who stick with this. During the weekend we were quite concerned that people would see it as a last chance to do whatever they wanted before the restrictions hit.

“I am happy to say that in many ways people stuck to the guide that we asked them to follow.

“There were some incidents, but they were certainly the minority.”



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