Slinky Bus is still operating during current Lockdown
We have been informed that the Slinky Bus service, as outlined HERE is still operating during the current lockdown.
We have been informed that the Slinky Bus service, as outlined HERE is still operating during the current lockdown.
People in England will have to stay at home and only go out for essential reasons. Primary and secondary schools will move to online learning for all pupils apart from vulnerable and keyworker children, while those who are clinically extremely vulnerable will be advised to shield.
Activities still allowed include:
International travel, or travel around the UK is only permitted for essential reasons.
Hospitality businesses such as pubs and restaurants and non-essential shops must close, as must indoor and outdoor sports facilities including gyms and tennis courts.
Essential businesses and services can stay open to the public. These include:
Follow the links for more information on each topic heading below:
Find out all the information on the local roll-out by following the link on the poster or below.
Covid-19 vaccinations in Somerset
Somerset is being moved into Tier 3 from 00.01 on Boxing Day (Saturday 26 December) the Government announced this afternoon. This means the county – and its neighbours Bristol and Gloucestershire – will be subject to tighter restrictions. |
Tier 3 is set at Very High Alert level. Around 1 in 3 people with Covid-19 have no symptoms so will be spreading the virus without realising. We must all take action to protect each other and our hospital capacity. |
The restrictions include: |
At the weekend the Prime Minister gave a statement on a new, more easily transmissible variant of coronavirus, tougher restrictions for parts of England with a new ‘Tier 4: Stay at Home Alert Level’ and changes to guidance for everyone for the Christmas period.
If you missed it, you can catch up with the full announcement on the government’s website.
Those in Tier 4 areas in England cannot meet other people indoors unless they live with them or they are part of their support bubble and they cannot form a Christmas bubble.
You can make a Christmas bubble with two other households if you live in Tier 1, 2 or 3 for one day only on Christmas Day (Friday 25 December), but it should not include anyone who lives in Tier 4.
The government has said you should consider carefully the risks of travelling at all and if you live in an area with a high prevalence of the virus you should avoid travelling to lower prevalence areas where possible.
It is vital that we each take personal responsibility this Christmas to limit the spread of the virus and protect our loved ones, particularly if they are vulnerable.
The safest way to celebrate Christmas this year is with your household or existing support bubble in your home. If you do form a Christmas bubble with people you don’t normally live with, try to keep it as small as possible because the more people you see, the more likely it is that you will catch or spread coronavirus.
One in three people who have coronavirus have no symptoms and will be spreading it without realising it, so you should think very carefully about the risks and only form a Christmas bubble if you feel you absolutely need to.
Wherever possible, discuss alternatives to meeting up in person, and if you do meet people you do not live with, it is important to do so outdoors where possible, or to make sure that any indoor venue has good ventilation (for example by opening windows so that fresh air can enter).
There are different rules on making a Christmas bubble if you live in Scotland, Wales and Norther
There’s full updated guidance about Christmas bubbles on the government website.
You can also find out more about what you can and can’t do in each local restriction tier on the government’s website.