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Sheffield Town Hall
Today the Government announced that Sheffield, along with Doncaster, Barnsley and Rotherham will move into Tier 3, the ‘Very High’ alert category, from 00:01am on Saturday 24 October. For more information and a statement from Council Leader Julie Dore on what this means for Sheffield click below.
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If you are on a low income and will lose income because you are self-isolating you can apply for a payment of £500. To claim, you must be employed or self-employed and unable to work from home.
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The Community COVID-19 Response Fund is now open. This short-term funding is designed to support the Voluntary and Community Sector in their work around preventing the spread of COVID-19, testing and outbreak management and supporting people to isolate.
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Several takeaways in Sheffield have been served fixed penalty notices for breaching the Government’s 10pm curfew, following reports from members of the public and spot checks by licensing officers.
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Greg Fell, Director of Public Health in Sheffield, outlines Sheffield's position now it has been categorised as a 'Very High' alert area and he goes through the Tier 3 definitions and restrictions.
If you have any of the main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), you must self-isolate and get a test as soon as possible.
There are now 5 testing centres in Sheffield at the following locations:
- Local Testing Site at Sharrow
- Local Testing Site at Darnall
- Regional Testing Site at Meadowhall
- The Mobile Testing Unit based at Olympic Legacy Park has relocated to Milton Street Car Park in Broomhall.
- Local Testing Site at Burngreave
You should only book a test if you have symptoms of Covid-19. Tests must be pre-booked and can only be booked via the national NHS portal online nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119. Stay at home and continue to self-isolate until you get your test results - only leave home to have a test.
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