If you do need to travel overseas (and are legally permitted to do so, for example, because it is for work), even if you are returning to a place you’ve visited before, you should look at the rules in place at your destination and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) travel advice. non-essential retail, such as clothing and homeware stores, vehicle showrooms (other than for rental), betting shops, tailors, tobacco and vape shops, electronic goods and mobile phone shops, auction houses (except for auctions of livestock or agricultural equipment) and market stalls selling non-essential goods. Animal welfare reasons – you can leave home for animal welfare reasons, such as to attend veterinary services for advice or treatment. Jeremy Corbyn’s brother has been arrested at an anti-lockdown protest organised by conspiracy theorists in Bristol. Volunteering - you can also leave home to provide voluntary or charitable services. See, Meeting others and care - You can leave home to visit people in your, Exercise - You can continue to exercise alone, with one other person or with your household or support bubble. Changes to page structure. Essential activities - you can leave home to buy things at shops or obtain services. You may leave your local area for a legally permitted reason, such as for work. It means a 'long, drawn-out flat slump' from lockdown will reduce each person's life, a Bristol University professor says. You should minimise time spent outside your home. Like other areas in England, a change in the virus was identified in our local area through routine sampling. You are allowed to stay overnight away from your home if you: If you are already on holiday, you should return to your home as soon as practical. Where and when you can meet in larger groups. Some shops are even being forced to close on certain days of the week. Colleges, primary (reception onwards) and secondary schools will remain open for vulnerable children and the children of critical workers. The nation's third lockdown was announced at the beginning of January after a drastic jump in cases which was attributed to a new variant of covid-19. Locally, a new Covid mutation has been found in Bristol, which has been classed as a 'variant of concern'. for funerals - up to a maximum of 30 people. "At February 21, there are 168 people in our local hospitals who have tested positive for COVID-19. Norfolk Police has released a list of 55 “blatant” lockdown breaches, including a man who travelled from Bristol to Norfolk to walk his dog. Access to education and childcare facilities is restricted. If you hold, or are involved in holding, an illegal gathering of over 30 people, the police can issue fines of £10,000. Bristol's biggest series of outdoor music concerts have been cancelled following the Prime Minister's announcement of the 'roadmap' out of lockdown. Other businesses and venues are permitted to stay open, following COVID-19 secure guidelines. The full list of these businesses can be found in the guidance on closing certain businesses and venues in England, but includes: The majority of public services will continue and you will be able to leave home to visit them. You must not leave or be outside of your home except where you have a ‘reasonable excuse’. 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Tattoo parlours, spas, massage parlours, body and skin piercing services must also close. COVID-19: Scientists label mutation found in Bristol as 'variant of concern' There have been 14 cases of the variant in Bristol, four in Manchester, and three other scattered cases. Stay 2 metres apart from anyone not in your household. A charity in Bristol has donated hundreds of books to schools across the city to help children access "the magic" of reading during lockdown. Approximately 1 in 3 people who have coronavirus have no symptoms and could be spreading it without realising it. Public exams and vocational assessments scheduled to take place in January will go ahead as planned. Well over 40,000 tests have been completed so far, of which a small number of around 1% have tested positive. 3 March 2021. All other children will learn remotely until February half term. Studies show a link between a country's wealth and life expectancy. People outside your household or support bubble should not help with moving house unless absolutely necessary. Coronavirus has not only impacted on funding for Bristol’s only adult hospice – it has also depleted its number of volunteers. Coronavirus. However, this is still a high level of infection.England’s infection rate is currently 129 new cases per 100,000. Bristol Hippodrome’s box office is currently being refurbished – photo: Martin Booth South of the river, North Street had a ghostly feel on the first day of the third lockdown. Bristol University is latest to lock down with 300 students confined to halls after 40 test positive - as rising cases over 80 campuses soar to 5,000 . Access to education and children’s activities for school-aged pupils is restricted. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has introduced the new system, which sees each local authority area across the country placed in a "medium", "high" or "very high" depending on the severity of its coronavirus outbreak. This also includes staying with anyone who you don’t live with unless they’re in your support bubble. Outdoor sports courts, outdoor gyms, golf courses, outdoor swimming pools, archery/driving/shooting ranges and riding arenas must also close. The move was called for back in September by the Government’s SAGE expert advisors, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not opt for the move. If you are looking to move, you can go to property viewings. There is separate guidance for those in supported living. exercise with your household (or support bubble) or one other person, this should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area. The England average infection rate is now 519 per 100,000 and Bristol’s infection rate is 306 per 100,000 people, which represents a 57% increase in the city from the previous seven days. This means you must not go on holiday. The regional R number is estimated to lie within a range of 1.2 – 1.4 reflecting the rise in cases locally. This includes students on other practical courses not on the list above. By Fran Way @OxMailFranW Digital Reporter. Weddings and civil partnership ceremonies must only take place with up to 6 people. You are permitted to leave your home to visit your support bubble (and to stay overnight with them). Organised outdoor sport for disabled people is allowed to continue. Cases in North Somerset have not been rising as fast as the rest of the Bristol region. 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You should only go out for medical appointments, exercise or if it is essential. It is against the law to meet socially with family or friends unless they are part of your household or support bubble. Some neighbourhoods in and around Bristol have seen sharp rises in coronavirus cases over recent days. By Sean … However, you should check with your airline or travel operator on arrangements for returning. This is the single most important action we can all take to protect the NHS and save lives. Wakes and other linked ceremonial events can continue in a group of up to 6 people. There are several ways that parents and carers can continue to access childcare: Visits to care homes can take place with arrangements such as substantial screens, visiting pods, or behind windows. entertainment venues such as theatres, concert halls, cinemas, museums and galleries, casinos, amusement arcades, bingo halls, bowling alleys, skating rinks, go-karting venues, indoor play and soft play centres and areas (including inflatable parks and trampolining centres), circuses, fairgrounds, funfairs, water parks and theme parks, animal attractions (such as zoos, safari parks, aquariums, and wildlife reserves). Both universities are now releasing daily updates with the latest figures for positive coronavirus tests among their staff and students. You may exercise on your own, with one other person, or with your household or support bubble. You should not attend work. If you do leave home for a permitted reason, you should always stay local in the village, town, or part of the city where you live. However, if you form a support bubble, it is best if this is with a household who live locally. There is additional advice for people who are clinically extremely vulnerable to coronavirus and households with a possible or confirmed coronavirus infection. Bristol prepares for second lockdown. Bristol News. We will accordingly be working with Ofqual to consult rapidly to put in place alternative arrangements that will allow students to progress fairly. If you are clinically extremely vulnerable you should only go out for medical appointments, exercise or if it is essential. You can find out more about the dates the PM's roadmap plan here. "This change is an adapted form of the UK COVID-19 variant first found in the east of England. Libraries can also remain open to provide access to IT and digital services – for example for people who do not have it at home – and for click-and-collect services, education and training – for schools to use sports, leisure and community facilities where that is part of their normal provision, childcare purposes and supervised activities for those children eligible to attend, hosting blood donation sessions and food banks, for elite sports persons to train and compete (in indoor and outdoor sports facilities), and professional dancers and choreographers to work (in fitness and dance studios), for training and rehearsal without an audience (in theatres and concert halls), essential retail such as food shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, garden centres, building merchants and suppliers of building products and off-licences, market stalls selling essential retail may also stay open, businesses providing repair services may also stay open, where they primarily offer repair services, petrol stations, automatic (but not manual) car washes, vehicle repair and MOT services, bicycle shops, and taxi and vehicle hire businesses, banks, building societies, post offices, short-term loan providers and money transfer businesses, vets and retailers of products and food for the upkeep and welfare of animals, animal rescue centres, boarding facilities and animal groomers (may continue to be used for animal welfare, rather than aesthetic purposes), car parks, public toilets and motorway service areas, outdoor parts of botanical gardens and heritage sites for exercise, the NHS and medical services like GPs and dentists. This means that holidays in the UK and abroad are not allowed. See the guidance on car sharing. Employers and employees should discuss their working arrangements, and employers should take every possible step to facilitate their employees working from home, including providing suitable IT and equipment to enable remote working. A full list of reasons can be found in the guidance on closing certain businesses and venues in England. Anyone working is not included. Businesses providing essential goods and services can stay open. Guest accommodation providers such as hotels, B&Bs and caravan parks may remain open for the specific reasons set out in law, including where guests are unable to return to their main residence, use that guest accommodation as their main residence, need accommodation while moving house, are self-isolating as required by law, or would otherwise be made homeless as a result of the accommodation closing. All other pupils can continue to attend school as normal. The full story on that startling news is here. But with the COVID-19 infection rate in the city having more than doubled in the space of the last week, Bristol remains under constant review and a further increase in cases could leave it vulnerable to being recategorised as “high risk”, bringing with it the possibility of tighter measures. News / coronavirus. Three people fined for driving 150 miles in lockdown for 'epic' night out . You may leave the home to: Colleges, primary and secondary schools will remain open only for vulnerable children and the children of critical workers. This has meant that many of the shops are operating reduced hours – resulting in a reduction in vital income. This includes staying in a second home or caravan, if that is not your primary residence. Bristol University in lockdown with 300 isolating in halls after 40 test positive. Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the powerful 1922 committee of backbench Tory MPs, also criticised the five-week gaps between each stage of the Prime Minister’s roadmap out of lockdown. The charity, due to the coronavirus pandemic, is struggling to staff its 51 shops due to a lack of volunteers.