Visitors are being urged to stay away from the Lakes this weekend in a joint statement from Cumbrian MPs. People are being urged to follow coronavirus guidance this weekend to help protect the NHS – and visitors are asked to stay away from the Lake District. Hospitals in Cumbria are reporting extremely high numbers of patients with infection, resulting in health services coming under extreme strain. This prompted crime commissioner Peter McCall and county MPs John Stevenson, Mark Jenkinson, Simon Fell, Tim Farron, Trudy Harrison and Dr Neil Hudson to release a statement this morning. It said: “Ahead of the weekend, we are asking you to adhere to the government guidance to continue to stay home as much as possible and only leave for an essential reason such as shopping for necessities or exercising as close to home as possible and avoid travelling where you can.
Visitors are being urged to stay away from the Lakes this weekend in a joint statement from Cumbrian MPs. People are being urged to follow coronavirus guidance this weekend to help protect the NHS – and visitors are asked to stay away from the Lake District. Hospitals in Cumbria are reporting extremely high numbers of patients with infection, resulting in health services coming under extreme strain. This prompted crime commissioner Peter McCall and county MPs John Stevenson, Mark Jenkinson, Simon Fell, Tim Farron, Trudy Harrison and Dr Neil Hudson to release a statement this morning. It said: “Ahead of the weekend, we are asking you to adhere to the government guidance to continue to stay home as much as possible and only leave for an essential reason such as shopping for necessities or exercising as close to home as possible and avoid travelling where you can.