Local lockdowns!

[november90]

Hi all,
Just read a concerning article about the top ten places likely to fall into a local lockdown, all concerningly in the north west and very close to my hometown Lancaster and I'm feeling absolutely gutted. We were in local lockdown since September last year, cafes never reopened since they closed for the November lockdown until last week... we cannot keep doing this! How likely is this actually going to be? Is the north west just always going to be majorly locked down even when vaccinated :(

@Frazzled2207

As you were everyone, it seems it was officially a mistake.

They've made a bloody u-turn presumably. Surely they don't expect us to believe an intern posted it by mistake??

dunno....from BBC
The directors of public health of the eight areas where additional caution was advised on a government website have issued a joint statement.

They say: "Following the national coverage of recently revised guidance we have met with national officials and confirmed there are no restrictions on travel in or out of each of our areas: there are no local lockdowns.

"In areas where the new Covid variant is spreading we are all working together to boost testing and vaccination and to support self-isolation.

"There are sensible public health precautions people can take as individuals in line with the sorts of advice we have all been following throughout the pandemic.

"We will keep sharing that and working with national officials to make sure people understand what they need to think about as they go about their daily lives."

The areas are Burnley, Bedford, Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton, Kirklees, Leicester, Hounslow and North Tyneside.

The guidance has now been changed
Previously said:

• avoid travelling in and out of affected areas unless it is essential, for example for work (if you cannot work from home) or education”

Now says:
“ minimise travel in and out of affected areas”

www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-coronavirus-restrictions-what-you-can-and-cannot-do#if-youre-in-an-area-where-the-new-covid-19-variant-is-spreading