css-14iz86j-BoldText {font-weight: bold;} South Yorkshire will face toughest Covid rules from Saturday, Sheffield City area mayor said
The new restrictions will apply to South Yorkshire’s four local authority areas – Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
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The government has offered a £ 60million package to support businesses and employees there – but local leaders want at least £ 65million
At level three, England’s « very high » alert level, pubs and bars that do not serve large meals must close, and there are further restrictions on household mixing
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Additional rules in South Yorkshire include the closure of betting shops, adult gaming centers, casinos, software gaming centers and gymnastics classes – although gymnasiums will remain open
Local leaders in South Yorkshire have agreed to a financial package of £ 41million, including £ 30million to support businesses in the region and £ 11million for local authorities to support public health measures such than contact search
M Jarvis said this was the « responsible path » and that « inaction was not an option » after hospitalizations doubled in 10 days
He said a government « local lifeline » means « we are better equipped to control the virus and limit some of the damage to jobs and businesses »
« If the restrictions are effective, individual local authorities will be able to move to lower alert levels as soon as it can be done safely, in consultation with other local leaders, myself and the national government « , he added
Chris Read, Labor leader of Rotherham’s council, said the measures were « proportionate » and did not rule out further restrictions if the situation did not improve
However, he said the government « already had a model of measures and funding in mind » and that there had « been no meaningful negotiations with local leaders »
Doncaster Mayor Ros Jones said on Tuesday she was fighting the level 3 restrictions on the city as it has a lower infection rate than the other three metropolitan boroughs
Doncaster’s infection rate was 316 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending October 17
Henri Murison, director of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, said he hoped the Level 3 restrictions would work « more effectively » in South Yorkshire than in other parts of northern England, as it does not was previously not under local lockdown
« People haven’t had to follow a lot of complicated rules that are different from national rules for months and months We hope that communities, residents and businesses will be more resilient so that we can keep up with them and hopefully get out of all the restrictions imposed sooner, ”he said.
South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings said police will apply the new rules but called for a « careful, consistent and consistent explanation »
« The government needs to understand that people will continue to play by the rules as long as they feel that what is being proposed is not only reactive but part of a longer term strategy to beat the virus « , did he declare
Previously, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick described the financial support offered to South Yorkshire as « commensurate with what we have done in other parts of the country »
« I think we have to be fair between different areas which are all going through similar challenges, » he told BBC Breakfast
Greater Manchester is the first region to be forced into rank three against the will of local leaders These measures start on Friday
M Jenrick said his « door is always open » for leaders of the Greater Manchester councils or elsewhere who « want to discuss what support we can give »
He said « it wasn’t all about the money » and that the government could help with local contact tracing, rule enforcement and logistics
« We want level three to be a short-term measure that lasts 28 days, » he added.
« We must treat it as an intense time when central and local authorities are doing everything – everything – that we can to bring the situation under control »
West Yorkshire, North East, Teesside and Nottinghamshire are other areas of level two, but known to be the subject of discussions over tighter restrictions
However, David Mellen, head of Nottingham City Council, told BBC Radio 4’s Today program that no « serious conversations » were planned with ministers or senior officials
« We will obviously be entering into discussions on level three and the resulting economic agreement as the government contacts us, » he said.
He added that the council had not received a letter which it expected to provide further details on Tuesday evening and that any deal must be « as good as other regions have received »
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