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BACK TO LOCKDOWN: REACTION FROM CITY REGION MAYOR AND MP
PRIME Minister Boris Johnson last night announced that England will enter national lockdown restrictions from midnight on Tuesday January 5.
Dan Jarvis, Mayor of the Sheffield City Region responded: “We’ve seen an alarming increase in cases in recent weeks, initially concentrated in London and the South East, but now rates of infection and hospitalisation are rising extremely quickly in almost every region of the UK. The new variant of the virus is 50% to 70% more infectious
and transmissible and we must do all we can to limit its spread. “It’s devastating for families and businesses to start the New Year with tighter restrictions, but this is the only way we will save lives and prevent our NHS and hospitals from being overwhelmed in the toughest winter we have faced. “The Prime Minister took too long to take this decision and now needs to urgently set out how the government plans to contain the new variant of the virus until a vaccine can be fully rolled out.
“This plan must come alongside a comprehensive package of financial support for workers and businesses, assistance for schools and students to ensure no young person is further disadvantaged and a longterm recovery plan to level up the economy. Earlier today, I called for Christmas compensation for businesses in South Yorkshire: the support on offer was inadequate under Tier 3 and must now be urgently reviewed by the Treasury under this new lockdown.
“I understand just how weary and frustrated many people will be, but the lockdown in March reduced the spread of the virus, and if we all follow the rules, this one will as well. For the sake of our families, our communities, and our businesses, everyone needs to play their part.”
MP for Stocksbridge and Penistone, Miriam Cates, said: “Due to the new variant that has seen hospitalisations 40 per cent higher than seen during the first peak in April 2020, our NHS has been moved to COVID-19 alert level five.
“This alert means that if we do not take action now our NHS could be overwhelmed within the next three weeks. I know this news will be disappointing particularly in view of the local effort in trying to bring the rate of transmission down. “It is the hope of the NHS that by the end of February, the top four priority groups, i.e. the people most at risk from the virus, will have received a vaccine.”
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