Helping keep communities safe
This newsletter has been put together to help keep you updated with latest information about Covid-19 so you can share with your organisations and communities. Thank you for all your support, we appreciate everything you're doing to help keep communities in Sheffield safe.
Tier 3 high level restrictions
The government has announced it's moving Sheffield from it's current high level (tier 2) restrictions up to very high (tier 3) restrictions because of the number of coronavirus cases in the city. This will happen from 00.01 on Saturday 24 October.
The restrictions mean that from Saturday:
- People must not socialise with anybody they do not live with, or have formed a support bubble with, in any indoor setting or in any private garden or at most outdoor hospitality venues and ticketed events
- People must not socialise in a group of more than 6 in an outdoor public space such as a park or beach, the countryside, a public garden or a sports venue
- All pubs and bars must close, unless they are serving substantial meals
- People should try to avoid travelling outside the Very High alert level or entering a Very High alert level area, other than for work, education or for caring responsibilities or to travel through as part of a longer journey
- Residents should avoid staying overnight in another part of the UK, and others should avoid staying overnight in the Very High alert area
In addition, the following restrictions will also apply in South Yorkshire:
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Additional closures will include: Betting shops, adult gaming centres, casinos and soft play centres.
- Gym classes will not be allowed (but gyms will remain open).
- Read more here https://sheffnews.com/news/sheffield-moves-to-tier-3-very-high-in-fight-against-covid
We are in the process of translating materials on local restrictions and will upload them onto the Community Resources webpage for you to use and share.
We will be updating our rules and restrictions in Sheffield information here www.sheffield.gov.uk/rulesandrestrictions
The government rules for tier 3 very high are here www.gov.uk/guidance/local-covid-alert-level-very-high
Latest update from Greg Fell, Sheffield's Director of Public Health
The latest video from Greg is available on You Tube, or click the image below:
All our Public Health videos can be found on Greg's YouTube playlist
Covid - 19 Testing
Information on how to get a test and details of all Sheffield's local testing centres is available at: sheffield.gov.uk/home/your-city-council/coronavirus-hub/coronavirus-testing
Please do not arrive at any testing sites unless you have booked an appointment. Only book a test if you have symptoms of Covid-19. If you have symptoms you must self isolate at home and only leave home to get a test. All appointments need to be booked at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ or via calling 119, no drop-ins available.
Community resources
We update www.sheffield.gov.uk/coronaviruscommunityresources regularly, everything here is free to use and materials are in a variety of languages and formats including images to download and print and social media images to upload. Please share these materials in your communities to help keep people in Sheffield safe.
If there is a format or information you can't find, please email us at communications@sheffield.gov.uk and we'll try to help.
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