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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.

 

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Brentwood and Ongar Funding

News Release from Alex Burghart MP - Government Support for Brentwood and Ongar Businesses

Friday, 7 August, 2020

Latest figures demonstrate the scale of Government support for people and businesses in Brentwood and Ongar

New statistics showing the huge Government support to individuals and businesses in Brentwood and Ongar have been welcomed by local MP, Alex Burghart.

Hands Face Space PM CRD

Squeezing The Brake

Wednesday, 5 August, 2020

In the last month my articles for the Brentwood Gazette have been celebrating the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions, allowing those who have been furloughed to get back to work and those families who have been kept apart to get together again.

Alex Burghart on Ongar High Street

News Release: Alex Burghart Welcomes Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in Brentwood and Ongar

Monday, 3 August, 2020

Local MP Alex Burghart  has welcomed the Eat Out To Help Out Scheme, which will give people in Brentwood and Ongar up to 50 per cent off their bills in restaurants, cafes and pubs on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout August.  

10 Downing Street (10 Downing Street Image)

Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 31 July 2020

Friday, 31 July, 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement on coronavirus. Delivered on: 31 July 2020 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)

Good afternoon,

Ongar High Street (BOCA)

Progress with Caution

Wednesday, 29 July, 2020

Four months after the formal start of the lockdown designed to stop the exponential growth of the spread of COVID-19 and to stop the NHS being overwhelmed by people needing intensive respiratory care, the country is making progress - progress with caution, but progress nonetheless. 

Wear a face mask

Face Coverings in Shops

Tuesday, 14 July, 2020

Wearing a face covering will become mandatory in shops and supermarkets in England from 24 July, as we continue to control the virus and save lives. 

Pre-lockdown pub lunch in Moreton

News Release: Alex Backs 'Eat Out to Help Out'

Wednesday, 8 July, 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has provided a much-needed boost for tourism and hospitality businesses in Brentwood and Ongar, as part of his Summer Economic Update to kickstart the economy post-coronavirus.

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Brentwood Community Hospital - Open for Business

Wednesday, 8 July, 2020

After a flurry of unsubstantiated social media rumours and claims about Brentwood Community Hospital’s future on Friday I had an online meeting with representatives of the Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership (MSEHCP) and health trust NELFT to get the true picture.

Essex County Council

News from Essex County Council: Local test and trace system launches in Essex and Southend-on-Sea

Thursday, 2 July, 2020

Essex County Council (ECC) and Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (SBC) are proud to announce that this week they have launched their local contact tracing service.

High Streets Open Up for Business

Prepare for Our High Streets' Independence Day this 4th July

Wednesday, 1 July, 2020

I have no doubt the High Streets and town centres of Brentwood, Ongar, Shenfield, North Weald, Ingatestone, West Horndon and Abridge will be busier this weekend as the latest lifting of lockdown restrictions allows restaurants, pubs, libraries and churches to reopen – albeit under strict COVID se

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Guidance: Support for the bereaved

Information to help bereaved families, friends or next of kin make important decisions.

News story: Public health border measures to come into force next week

The rules which cover the new measures at the UK border to protect against coronavirus will be published on 3 June 2020.

Transparency data: Coronavirus grant funding: local authority payments to small and medium businesses

Local authorities have received and distributed funding to support small and medium businesses in England during coronavirus.

Guidance: What parents and carers need to know about schools and other education settings during the coronavirus outbreak

Information for parents and carers about the wider opening of nurseries, schools and colleges, transport, attendance, free school meals a

Research and analysis: FCO areas of research interest (ARI) 2020: coronavirus (COVID-19) update

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) ARI has been updated to set out our research areas of interest relating to the response to the

Speech: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 1 June 2020

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 1 June 2020 daily press briefing on the government's response to the COVID-19 pand

Detailed guide: Coronavirus (COVID-19): information for farmers, landowners and rural businesses

The latest information for farmers, landowners and rural businesses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Policy paper: Slides and datasets to accompany coronavirus press conference: 2 June 2020

Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP and Professor John Newton.

Detailed guide: Coronavirus (COVID-19): getting tested

Guidance on coronavirus testing, including who is eligible for a test and how to get tested.

Guidance: Providing apprenticeships during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

This document sets out guidance for apprentices, employers, training providers and assessment organisations in response to the impact of

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