The battle to stop the spread on COVID-19 in Cumbria is being boosted by the roll-out of asymptomatic Lateral Flow Device (LFD) testing around the county.
Time to Talk, Time to Change…county council supports Time to Talk Day
Following the recent decision to place England into lockdown measures, the county council will continue to provide a range of essential services throughout this period.
The Government has today announced that Cumbria will move into Tier 4 of the new COVID-19 restrictions classification system from midnight tonight (00:01 on 31 December). The message for Tier 4 areas is ‘Stay at Home’.
The weekly Cumbria COVID-19 situation report for week ending 18 December has been published at www.cumbria.gov.uk/stopthespread.
The new, highly infectious, variant of the COVID-19 virus is in Cumbria and could be behind recent sharp increases in new cases in some parts of the county
People making plans for Christmas this year are being urged to think carefully about the risk of more social contact, particularly with family members who are vulnerable, and to celebrate in a safe and responsible way.
Cumbria's Director of Public Health Colin Cox will host his third COVID-19 Facebook Live event tomorrow evening (15 December).
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