{"id":54828,"date":"2022-01-28T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=54828"},"modified":"2022-07-01T12:39:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T11:39:13","slug":"restrictions-change-but-caution-still-advised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/restrictions-change-but-caution-still-advised\/","title":{"rendered":"Restrictions change but caution still advised"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week, England reverted to Plan A.\u202fFace coverings are no longer mandatory in most situations; venues and event organisers no longer need to check visitors\u2019 NHS COVID-19 Pass; and the government is no longer asking people to work from home if they can<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet, case rates of coronavirus in Devon are rising, mostly prevalent among the primary and secondary school age population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve Brown, Devon\u2019s Director of Public Health, is continuing to advise caution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Omicron variant, we know, is highly infectious. And however it arrives in a family home, it quickly spreads to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the vaccine, people generally are not becoming seriously ill.\u202fBut the vaccine doesn\u2019t totally prevent people from catching coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to carry on doing everything we can to reduce the risk of infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some supermarkets this week have said they\u2019ll continue to encourage their customers to wear face coverings in their stores. And some transport providers are saying similar – although it\u2019s no longer a legal requirement to wear a face covering, they are encouraging their passengers to keep wearing them in crowded spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So although the restrictions have changed, please continue to be cautious.\u202fThink of the risk to you and to others, and respect people\u2019s personal choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit the government website to find out more about the changes, and what you can do to\u202fstay safe and help prevent the spread of COVID-19.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":54789,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[106],"tags":[293],"class_list":["post-54828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adult-social-care","tag-coronavirus"],"acf":[],"featured_image":{"ID":54789,"title":"Covid changes from the 27 January","alt":"Coronavirus changes, include, from the 27 January, no requirement for NHS covid passes; and face coverings will no longer be mandatory in indoor 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