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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.

 

News

Lockdown

National Lockdown - Stay At Home

Monday, 4 January, 2021

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.

Alex Burghart MP at Brentwood Community Hospital (Taken pre national lockdown)

Vaccine Rolls Out Across Brentwood and Ongar

Tuesday, 12 January, 2021

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.

Vaccine

Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout - Latest Updates

Monday, 11 January, 2021

On 4 January 2021, the Government began to roll out the second vaccine approved by regulators, and developed in the UK by Oxford University / AstraZeneca.

Image by Vidmir Raic from Pixabay

BBC Offers Home Schooling Help via CBBC

Friday, 8 January, 2021

The BBC is to deliver the biggest education offer in its history across more of its platforms. It will bring together BBC Two, CBBC, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and online to deliver a new education offer to children, teachers and parents as a third national lockdown begins.

Image by Goumbik from Pixabay

New Support for Business

Tuesday, 5 January, 2021

Throughout this crisis, our economic priority remains the same: to protect jobs. The Government have already set out our economic package of support for businesses over the Winter, including monthly grants for closed businesses worth up to £3,000 per month, extending the furlough scheme to April

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

New Year, New Future

Monday, 4 January, 2021

We enter 2021 having secured the political and economic independence of the United Kingdom, delivering on what we were asked to do as a result of both the 2016 referendum and the 2019 general election. 

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Growing Pressure on Hospitals in Essex from Covid-19 Cases

Wednesday, 30 December, 2020

In a press release dated Wednesday 30th December the Essex Resilience Forum - a multi-agency partnership, made up of local councils, emergency services, health providers, the voluntary sector and many more organisations set up to make sure that if a large scale emergency does affect Essex,  we ar

Furlough Extension

Important Updated Information for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and JETS

Tuesday, 22 December, 2020

Changes to Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from 18th December

Image by ElasticComputeFarm from Pixabay

Letter to University Students Regarding Travelling and Tier 4

Monday, 21 December, 2020

The Minister of State for Universities, Michelle Donelan MP, has written to every university student detailing student travel in light of the Prime Minister's announcement of Tier 4 - a copy of the letter's contents can be found below:

 

Dear Student,

Alex Burghart with Brentwood Community Hospital Staff

Brentwood Community Hospital's NHS Family Grows

Wednesday, 16 December, 2020

It has been extremely impressive to see how Brentwood Community Hospital has developed and grown during the course of the pandemic.

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Speech: UK statement on the WTO Joint Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation

The UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Julian Braithwaite, delivered this statement at a meeting for the Joint Initiative on Se

Guidance: Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do

Frequently asked questions on what you can and can’t do during the coronavirus outbreak.

Guidance: Staying safe outside your home

The principles you should follow to ensure that time spent outside your home is as safe as possible.

Press release: Senior civil servant and former lecturer in medical statistics appointed to Joint Biosecurity Centre

Dr Clare Gardiner has been seconded to the role of Director General of the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) at DHSC to take it through to f

Collection: MHRA guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19)

We are producing guidance and information for industry, healthcare professionals and patients covering the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbrea

Guidance: Regulatory status of software (including apps) used in the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with coronavirus (COVID-19)

Advice for manufacturers, members of the public and professional users of software or apps being used during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Detailed guide: MHRA regulatory flexibilities resulting from coronavirus (COVID-19)

Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Press release: £7 million for new coalition of vulnerable children’s charities

Funding package for targeted help to young people and their families most affected by coronavirus

News story: Face coverings to become mandatory on public transport

From 15 June, face coverings will be required while using public transport in England.

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