Chesterfield and NE Derbyshire to move into 'high' level lockdown restrictions from Saturday

Chesterfield will be moved up into the ‘high’ level tier of new lockdown measures from Saturday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed.
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The town is currently under medium level restrictions, as part of the first tier of the new lockdown traffic light system, which subjects people to the rule of six, mixing with other households indoors and outdoors while maintaining social distancing and allows pubs and restaurants to be open.

Chesterfield will join North East Derbyshire, London, Essex, Elmbridge, Barrow in Furness, York, and Erewash in being moved into to the “high” Covid alert level from 00.01am on Saturday morning, Mr Hancock told MPs this morning.

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This new ‘high’ level lockdown will forbid people in North East Derbyshire from mixing with other households in any indoor settings, such as in people’s homes or in pubs or restaurants.

Chesterfield will be moved into 'high' new lockdown restrictions, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed.Chesterfield will be moved into 'high' new lockdown restrictions, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed.
Chesterfield will be moved into 'high' new lockdown restrictions, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Commons: “The threat remains grave and serious.

"In Europe, positive cases are up 40% from one week ago, and in Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands they’ve doubled in the last fortnight.“And here, we sadly saw the highest figure for daily deaths since early June.“Let us be under no illusions about the danger posed by this virus. Coronavirus is deadly and it is now spreading exponentially in the UK.”

Chesterfield spent the first day in the ‘medium’ level lockdown after rules came into effect yesterday.

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Mr Hancock added: “Infection rates are also rising sharply in Barrow-in-Furness, in York, in North East Derbyshire, in Erewash and Chesterfield.“In all of these places, cases are doubling in less than a fortnight.“For all of the areas entering the high alert level, the change will come into effect one minute past midnight on Saturday morning and this includes Barrow-in-Furness, York, North East Derbyshire, Erewash and Chesterfield too.”

MPs in the capital have been told London will move to Tier 2 at midnight on Friday, meaning households will be banned from mixing indoors – including in pubs – from Saturday.

But a call between Greater Manchester leaders and Downing Street officials failed to reach an agreement on new restrictions for the city and there will be further meetings later today, a source said.

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