At the end of the second national lockdown Cheshire East will be placed back into the government’s Covid alert level ‘high’ also known as ‘tier two’ from Wednesday 2 December.
Regardless of the tier, the following rules will apply to all areas of the country:
- Shops, gyms and personal care services will all reopen;
- Collective worship, weddings and outdoor sports will resume;
- People will no longer be limited to seeing one other person outdoors;
- The rule of six will apply in outdoor public spaces and;
- Non-essential foreign travel allowed, subject to quarantine rules
Through new tier two restrictions, pubs and restaurants in Cheshire East can open and serve alcohol as part of a substantial meal. Last orders will be at 10pm, with venues closing at 11pm. However, residents must only visit pubs and restaurants with members of their own household or support bubble.
People in Cheshire East must not socialise indoors with anybody from outside their household or support bubble. This applies, for example, to going inside at a friend’s or family member’s house or meeting people from outside your household in an indoor public space.
‘The rule of six’ applies in outdoor spaces. This means that people from different households can meet in a group of up to six people outside, including in private gardens and alfresco dining, or other spaces such as parks, (other than where specific exemptions apply). However, ‘the rule of six’ does not replace the need for social distancing. Keep your distance – two metres is best.
In tier two, business events and spectator sports will be able to resume outside and inside, with social distancing and capacity limits.
Coronavirus Infection Rates
Infection Rates in Cheshire East peaked at just over 250 cases per 100,000 people in Mid-November. Through positive action by residents and the knock-on effects of the second national lockdown, rates are now steadily decreasing with current rates running at 127 cases per 100,000 people.
This is a significant decrease and can be attributed to the excellent efforts of Cheshire Residents in adhering to National Lockdown Restrictions during November
For full details about the measures that apply in high-alert level areas, including Cheshire East, visit the government’s website
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tier-2-high-alert
The government will review which areas are in which tiers every 14 days with the first review date set at 16th December.
