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  Members’ COVID-19 Bulletin: Tier 2 – what you need to know

  Published: 27 November 2020

  The Leader of Devon County Council and Chair of the county’s Local Outbreak Engagement Board, Cllr John Hart said in response to the announcement about the new tier structure; The Government has decided that Devon will be under Tier 2 local restrictions when lockdown ends, subject to parliamentary approval. In this special update: Devon responses to tier 2 announcement from the Government Tier 2: High alert - what does that mean? Why is Devon in Tier 2: High Alert? What about Christmas?

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  Lockdown ends in tiers – Devon in ‘Tier 2: High Alert’ level from 2 December

  Published: 26 November 2020

  When this period of national lockdown ends on Wednesday 2 December the government will re-introduce local restriction tiers. These are different levels of restriction that will apply to different parts of the country, depending how prevalent coronavirus is and how rapidly it is spreading. It's similar to the system we had before, but the tiers have been strengthened in order to try and prevent the sharper increase in the rate of infections, which led to the second national lockdown. There are three tiers of local restrictions, and the government has decided that Devon is in 'Tier 2: High Alert', subject to parliamentary approval. We've put together some information in this email about why that is and what it means we can and can't do when lockdown ends on Wednesday 2 December.

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  We must keep our wits about us as case numbers in Devon continue to rise

  Published: 20 November 2020

  Steve Brown, the Director of Public Health Devon (Designate) made a fresh plea this week. He acknowledges some of the positive things happening right now, but asks that we all keep our wits about us as coronavirus case numbers continue to rise in Devon. He said: "There's lots to be optimistic about right now, which is great. But we mustn't let it become a distraction from the task in hand - to stop the spread of coronavirus. We may be feeling like we're in the final chapter of this pandemic, but I wouldn't be doing my job as Director of Public Health if I were not to inject a strong measure of caution with a dose of cold facts. Case numbers in Devon are still rising, especially in the working age population. My plea to you is that we must not let our enthusiasm to return to normal actually set us further back.

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