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Covid-19 update
08 September 2020
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
At a Glance
Issue Summary
The statement addresses the easing of coronavirus-related restrictions in specific localised areas of England.
Action Requested
The minister has made amendments to the existing regulations to ease restrictions, allowing certain businesses and services to reopen and facilitating government-endorsed activities. These changes came into effect on 8 September 2020.
Key Facts
- The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford, Leicester, and North of England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 were introduced on 8 September 2020.
- Indoor swimming pools, fitness studios, gyms, sports courts, casinos, skating rinks, bowling alleys, indoor play areas, exhibition halls, and conference centres are reopening in specified areas excluding Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Government-endorsed sports activities can be piloted in stadia; socially-distanced indoor performances and wedding receptions of up to 30 people are allowed.
- Restrictions on household mixing and gatherings remain in place in Leicester and the Blackburn and Bradford Regulations area.
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