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Coronavirus: ‘Take action now’ says Nottingham City Council leader

Nottingham City Council leader  Cllr David Mellen is urging city residents to ‘take action now  and not mix indoors with people from  other households’ unless in a support bubble.’

Residents in Nottingham City are urged not to:

  • Mix indoors with people from other households, unless you are part of a support bubble.
  • This includes in your home, others’ homes and at leisure and hospitality venues
  • You can still visit venues but we (Nottingham City Council) ask that this is only with your own household/support bubble.

Cllr Mellen said in a statement:

‘Nottingham’s rate of Covid-19 infection is now rising higher than many other parts of the country. As a result, we fully expect later this week that the Government will introduce more restrictions in Nottingham as in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool, where infection rates are similar to our own.

‘Ahead of this announcement, we are urging people to take action now and not mix indoors with people from other households. We strongly advise young people, including students in the city, to remain in their social bubbles and not mix in their homes with people from other households. It remains OK to mix with those in your support bubbles unless someone has tested positive or has symptoms.

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‘This dramatic increase in positive cases of Covid-19 as well as a rise in the rate of infection is a significant and worrying change. It means the measures we currently have in place are no longer enough to stop the spread of the virus in our city. We will have to do more to keep people safe in Nottingham.

‘It is important to acknowledge that the majority of people are following the correct behaviours and playing their part in keeping our city safe – and we thank them for this.

‘However, nobody can afford to be complacent. Everyone needs to ask themselves, ‘am I doing enough to guard against a disease that could harm me, or the person next to me or my loved ones?’ If not, you need to change your approach and stick rigidly to the rules, if we are to see a reduction in the number of cases that are currently sweeping through our city.’

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