Extra COVID-19 support deployed to parts of the East of England
Additional support will be deployed to 3 local authorities in the East of England in response to high rates of COVID-19 cases in the region.
Month: October 2021
York Business Conference returns to ‘Rebuild for Growth’
The annual York Business Conference is set to make a virtual comeback as the opening event for York Business Week 2021 on Monday 8 November from 09:30 am to 12:00 pm.
Guidance updated to allow flexibility in booster programme for most vulnerable
Clinical guidance has been updated to allow COVID-19 boosters to be given earlier to those at highest risk where this makes operational sense
Over seven million people in the UK receive COVID-19 booster jabs
More than two million boosters have been administered in the last week alone as the Health Secretary urges people to get their booster as soon as possible
New UK Government Covid Testing Centre opens in Renfrew
The UK Government has today (Friday 29 October) opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre in Renfrew.
International travel update: 29 October 2021
Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela removed from travel red list plus expansion of inbound vaccination policy.
Students urged to take a rapid COVID-19 test before end of half term
The UK Health Security Agency and ministers are calling on young people to make sure they take a rapid COVID-19 test before returning to school after the half term.
Travel update: all countries removed from the UK’s red list
Remaining countries removed from UK red list.
Have fun this autumn safely and considerately
City of York Council will be working alongside police colleagues on Halloween and Bonfire Night weekends to support people to have fun safely and be considerate.
Secretary of State gives notice of revocation of declaration under Schedule 21 of the Coronavirus Act 2020
In line with step 4 of the roadmap the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has laid an SI that will remove certain powers from the Coronavirus Act 2020, subject to Parliamentary approval.