Following the latest review of coronavirus (COVID-19) data,
additional support will be deployed from 1 November to
Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, and Suffolk, in response to high
rates of COVID-19 cases in the area.
The decision has been made in partnership with local authorities
and is based on the latest data and local insights. Targeted
additional support will be provided.
The package includes options for:
- targeted support to maximise vaccine and testing uptake
- extra testing in these targeted areas
- further help for local public health campaigns
- temporary extra measures in education settings
This additional support will be in place for 5 weeks from 1
November to allow for targeted local action. Pupils will return
to school next week as planned.
Local residents are urged to remain cautious and follow the
national guidance, including to get vaccinated, wear face
coverings in crowded areas such as public transport, meet
outdoors where possible, let fresh air into homes or other
enclosed spaces.
Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Jenny Harries said:
Although we have returned to a more familiar way of life, it’s
important we all continue to play our part in controlling the
spread of the virus, especially as we move into winter.
Everybody, especially in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and
Suffolk, can take simple steps to protect themselves by getting
vaccinated, wearing face coverings in crowded places, letting in
fresh air when mixing indoors and washing their hands regularly.
Getting vaccinated is the best way we can protect ourselves from
becoming unwell with COVID-19. I encourage everyone who is
eligible to come forward for their jab as soon as possible –
whether that’s a first, second or booster dose.
UKHSA data
shows that the vaccination programme has substantially weakened
the link between cases, hospitalisations and deaths. Vaccinated
people are far less likely to get COVID-19 with symptoms and even
more unlikely to get serious COVID-19, to be admitted to
hospital, or to die from the virus.
