COVID-19: Latest updates
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Check our website for the latest COVID-19 information and advice and information on Elmbridge services.
 Let's take this next step safely
Some of the rules on what you can and cannot do will change on 17 May. However, many restrictions remain in place.
Social distancing is still very important and you should stay 2 metres apart from anyone who is not in your household or support bubble where possible, or 1 metre with extra precautions in place (such as wearing face coverings) if you cannot stay 2 metres apart.
Please remember to follow the guidance on how to stop the spread of coronavirus at all times, including if you have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Key changes from 17 May:
- Outdoor gatherings will be limited to 30 people and indoor gatherings will be limited to 6 people or 2 households (each household can include a support bubble, if eligible). See further guidance on meeting friends and family.
- Indoor entertainment and attractions such as cinemas, theatres, concert halls, bowling alleys, casinos, amusement arcades, museums and children’s indoor play areas will be permitted to open with COVID-secure measures in place.
- You will be able to attend indoor and outdoor events, including live performances, sporting events and business events. Attendance at these events will be capped according to venue type, and attendees should follow the COVID-secure measures set out by those venues.
- Indoor hospitality venues such as restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes can reopen.
- Organised indoor sport will be able to take place for all (this includes gym classes). This must be organised by a business, charity or public body and the organiser must take reasonable measures to reduce the risk of transmission.
- All holiday accommodation will be open (including hotels and B&Bs). This can be used by groups of up to 6 or 2 households (each household can include a support bubble, if eligible).
- Funeral attendance will no longer be limited to 30 people, but will be determined by how many people the COVID-secure venue can safely accommodate with social distancing. Limits at weddings, wakes and other commemorative events will be increased to 30 people. Other significant life events, such as bar/bat mitzvahs and christenings, will also be able to take place with 30 people.
- The rules for care home residents visiting out and receiving visitors will change, allowing up to five named visitors (two at any one time), provided visitors test negative for COVID-19.
 Vaccination update
To make sure you get your call to be vaccinated, it's easier if you are registered with a GP surgery in England. Anyone can register, you don’t need proof of address or immigration status. If you’re not registered, there are instructions on how to do so on the NHS website.
The NHS is currently offering the COVID-19 vaccine to people most at risk. You can get the COVID-19 vaccine if you're aged 40 or over or you'll turn 40 before 1 July 2021*.
Book your vaccination now by using the online service, by calling 119 or wait to receive an invitation from your local GP service.
*Information correct as of 9am on 12 May 2021.
 Elmbridge business boosts
Elmbridge Borough Council has a package of support measures to help boost businesses, support local high streets and plan for the future post-pandemic.
Support has been developed in partnership with our local business groups and is available as start-up, business, high streets and skills boosts that will help our residents and our town and village centres survive, and be well placed to thrive in the future.
Businesses can find out more about the support on offer.
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