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BCP and Dorset to remain in Tier 2 of Covid rules after first review is held Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and the rest of Dorset will remain under Tier 2 of the coronavirus restrictions. Matt Hancock gave an update to the House of Commons following the first formal review of the Tier system. Mr Hancock said case rates in the south of England are up 46 per cent in the last week while hospital admissions are up by more than a third, adding in the east of England cases are up two thirds and hospital admissions up by nearly half in the last week.

'Tier 1 wouldn't be enough to keep our Covid rates down,' says Dorset health chief TIER one restrictions would “not be enough” to continue to bring Dorset’s coronavirus infection rates down, Public Health Dorset has said. The healthy authority said it understood people may feel “frustrated and disappointed” by the decision to keep the county in Tier 2 measures  after Matt Hancock gave an update on the Tier system this morning. Public Health Dorset said: “Several factors are considered when looking at the tier system. Along with headline infection rates, the government also ...

Dorset remains in Tier 2 restrictions PUBLIC Health Dorset says Dorset remains in Tier 2 because coronavirus cases have not fallen enough to make the county move Tiers - as the county's hospitals "remains under pressure". Both Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council areas were placed in Tier 2 level by the Government at the end of the second lockdown. The outcome of a Government review into the tiering of local authorities saw some areas, like Bristol and North Somerset, move down Tiers, while the two Dorset areas remained in Tier 2. The review was based on case...

THREE more schools in Dorset have reported coronavirus cases this week before the Christmas break, including one in Sturminster Newton. Sturminster Newton High School, which has more than 600 students, confirmed in a letter to parents and carers that a “member of our school community has tested positive for Covid-19”. The affected person and any close contacts must self-isolate until Christmas Eve. Jason Davis, headteacher at the Bath Road school, wrote that while the news would “naturally create concern”, he reassured parents and students that there are “rigorous measures t...

Dorset has been under Tier 2 restrictions since December 2 DORSET has been in Tier 2 since December 2 when the national lockdown ended. Today the first review of the coronavirus tier system will take place and Dorset will find out if it will remain under Tier 2 restrictions or be moved into a lower tier. We'll be bringing you live coverage of the tier review and what it means for Dorset today.  Here we look over what’s happened in Dorset over the last few weeks. Why was Dorset placed in Tier 2? A summary for the decision to place Dorset in Tier 2, which was posted online by the g...