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It comes after Government guidance urged people in eight local authorities to restrict socialising and travel.

Leicester local lockdown: Government admits mistake with announcement on Covid restrictions There are no restrictions on travel in or out of each of our areas Leicester Market Place Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Noti...

10 areas of Leicester where Covid vaccinations are being turbo charged in response to Indian variant The sites will offer the Pfizer jab to people from the places with lowest take-up 16:45, 25 MAY 2021 Eligible patients in pink areas will be invited to get their jab Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you ...

Guidance for Bolton and the other seven areas considered hotspots for the Indian variant of coronavirus is to be updated to make clear there are no…

BBC News Published image captionLeicester was named among eight areas where advice on travel and meeting indoors had changed Government advice urging people not to travel into and out of areas hit by the Indian variant was incorrect, a public health boss has said. Leicester was one of eight areas where residents were also told to avoid meeting indoors. The advice was published on Friday without an announcement. Professor Ivan Browne, the citys director of public health, said government official...

It was criticised by Conservative and Labour politicians as having been introduced “by stealth” after it appeared on the government website last week with no warning. At lunchtime, Downing Street defended the move as part of a concerted shift away from legislation and towards individual judgment – but critics said this would mean cautious people bearing the weight of reducing the variant’s spread. “We are moving away from central government edicts back to the situation where the publi...

Government admits mistake in saying there were extra Covid-19 restrictions in Leicester A urgent meeting between the council and DHSC has taken place Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance ...

Residents in eight Indian variant hotspot areas have been told “there are no local lockdowns” after the Government was accused of bringing in new Covid-19 restrictions “by stealth”. Guidance urging people in areas with high levels of the strain to restrict their socialising and travel was added to the Government website on Friday, but local leaders said they had not been made aware. In a joint statement on Tuesday the directors of public health in Burnley, Bedford, Blackburn with Darwen...

Ministers have been accused of bringing in “local lockdowns by stealth” after quietly slipping out guidance urging people in Indian variant hotspot areas to restrict their socialising and travel. Labour shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth called on the Government to withdraw the new advice for eight areas in England, where it is being recommended that people do not meet indoors and that travelling in and out of the localities should be avoided. (PA Graphics) Health chiefs in the areas...

Confusion and chaos as travel restrictions seemingly placed on Leicester - then removed It has been chaotic at best 18:58, 25 MAY 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy...