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, Bolton, Kirklees, Leicester, Hounslow and North Tyneside effectively said the advice could be disregarded, saying it had been confirmed there is no restriction on travel in and out of the areas.
Government advising no travel out of eight English areas over variant fears
The government has updated official advice saying that people should not travel in and out of eight areas in England
People queuing for Covid vaccinations at the ESSA academy in Bolton as the spread of the Indian coronavirus variant could lead to the return of local lockdowns, (Image: PA)
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APPG calls on government to outline plan to tackle race inequality one-year since George Floyd’s death
INEQUALITY: The APPG wants the government to address leadership and inclusivity in schools (Picture: Getty Images)
A CROSS-PARTY group has called on the government to end to racism throughout UK schools and within the disproportionate exclusion of pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Race Equality in Education, which is chaired by Labour MP Diane Abbott, has released a statement today on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, calling for government ministers to tackle racial inequality in the education system.
Welsh Government monitoring situation as local lockdowns introduced in 8 Indian Covid hotspots
People in England are been advised not to travel to the affected areas - and the Welsh minister said yesterday the situation was being kept under constant review
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VACCINATED Brits will still have to self-isolate for ten days after coming into contact with someone with Covid-19 after restrictions lift.
According to the Telegraph, the rule will remain in place even after June 21, when the Government aims to axe all Covid restrictions.
It comes as Brits were urged NOT to jet off to amber list countries, including Spain, after the nation today opened its borders to visitors.
Meanwhile, the coronavirus pandemic will be declared OVER if it’s proven vaccines have stopped hospital admissions rising, a top Oxford jab doctor has claimed.
Professor Andrew Pollard, from the University of Oxford, told BBC Radio 4’s