Coronavirus (COVID-19) Latest Updates

Coronavirus

This page has been designed to provide up-to-date information, guidance and advice with regards to Coronavirus (COVID-19).

 

National Lockdown from Tuesday 5th January 2021

From this (5th Jan) morning, you must once again stay home:

  • You may only leave home for limited reasons permitted in law, such as to shop for essentials.
  • You should work from home unless you absolutely cannot. 
  • If you are clinically extremely vulnerable, we are advising you to begin shielding again. 

Primary schools, secondary schools and colleges across England are closed except for children of critical workers and the most vulnerable, as one of our latest measures to slow the spread of the virus.

In response, the Chancellor has announced £4.6 billion in new lockdown grants to support business and protect jobs as the nation stays at home to control the virus, protect the NHS and save lives.

Full details of what you can and cannot do under these tighter restrictions can be found here.

If you need medical help, please use the 111 online coronavirus service.

You can find the answers to frequently asked questions about what you can do and can’t do during this pandemic here.

Keep up-to-date with government information about coronavirus (COVID-19) here

Keep up-to-date with government information about the national restrictions here

For up-to-date information regarding support which is available, please click here.

For up-to-date information regarding the vaccine roll-out, please click here.

News

National Lockdown - Stay At Home

Following the Prime Minister's address on Monday 4th January the constituency of Brentwood and Ongar, along with the rest of England, has now been placed under tightened lockdown restrictions.

Roadmap For Easing Restrictions

As stated in the the Prime Minister's press release, the roadmap outlines four steps for easing restrictions. Before proceeding to the next step, the Government will examine the data to assess the impact of previous easements. This assessment will be based on four tests which are that:

CM13 Surge Testing From 22nd February

People aged 16 and over, living or working within the CM13 postcode in Brentwood are being asked to get a Covid-19 test as soon as possible, whether they have symptoms or not - latest Information can be found here.

Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout - Latest Updates and FAQs

PLEASE READ: If you are 70 or older, living in England and have not had your first vaccine jab yet, please contact the NHS. This can be done online or by dialling 119.

 

January Updates

Vaccines and Exemplary Parish Councils

More than twelve million people across the UK have now received their first vaccination against the worst effects of COVID-19, with half a million of those being fully vaccinated with the follow up dose.

Vaccine Rolls Out Across Brentwood and Ongar

I am pleased to report that the roll out of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines is now well underway across Brentwood with hundreds of vulnerable older people having already received doses at our vaccination hubs.