Norfolk leaders are joining together to urge their residents, businesses, and visitors to stay at home where they can as they come together with the rest of England with national restrictions from Thursday 5 November until Wednesday 2 December.
The new national restrictions include:
- To only leave for food, medical reasons, exercise, education, or work
- Working from home if you can
- Avoid travel unless essential
- Not to gather with people from other households
- Closing certain businesses and venues.
The Norfolk Resilience Forum is a multi-agency comprising Norfolk's local authorities including:
- The police
- Heath & supporting agencies which, through the first lockdown, supported the county by organising emergency help to vulnerable people via the Resilience Delivery group.
With residents who are extremely clinically vulnerable being told to stay at home unless they have a medical emergency and many people being impacted by the month-long lockdown, the Norfolk Resilience Forum are working together to offer support, emergency food, and other supplies in the coming weeks to those who need it.
As well as the support available in accessing food, medicine, and befriending services, there is also help available for people who may be struggling financially, due to the effects of Covid-19 or otherwise. This is through the Norfolk Assistance Scheme (NAS) which aims to support people in difficulty by awarding funding, which can be a cash donation or used to make specific purchases. People should apply directly online, or by calling 01603 223 392 (Option 5).
Campaign launch
Norfolk Resilience Forum has launched a targeted campaign to ensure that all the relevant information reaches residents, with messages focused by the district.
Outdoor posters, adverts in the local media, and social media messaging will guide communities to follow the new restrictions.
- Everyone who has symptoms can get a test
- We can only safely come out of lockdown if we know where the virus is in Norfolk, so please get a test as soon as you notice symptoms.
- Rates of coronavirus in Norfolk continuing to increase
- Rates of coronavirus in Norfolk are continuing to rise and people across the country are being urged to stay at home as much as possible to protect Norfolk and the NHS
- The new regulations begin as rates of coronavirus in Norfolk continue to increase with 92.2 cases per 100,000 in the seven days to October 30, compared with 89.2 per 100,000 the previous week
- The highest rates are in Great Yarmouth (179), Breckland (118) and King's Lynn and West Norfolk (116)
- There are now 107 people in hospital in Norfolk and Waveney and six in intensive care, this compares with 89 people in hospital last week when two people were in intensive care
- When the UK last went into lockdown, on 23 March, there were 42 people in hospital and five in intensive care.
The council will be working with its partners to support those who are extremely clinically vulnerable to stay at home as much as possible. A letter is being sent out to all those affected, detailing the support that is on offer. This includes support to access food and medication.
Although those who are isolating or defined as extremely clinically vulnerable and needs help can contact the council on 0344 800 8020. Council services are continuing to operate during restrictions.
Throughout the lockdown period, people are also being reminded to continue to isolate and to get tested if they have any of the main symptoms of the virus-high temperature, continuous cough, loss or change of sense of smell/taste.
To book a test call 119 or visit www.nhs.uk/coronavirus
To find out more about the Norfolk Assistance Scheme please visit: https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/care-support-and-health/support-for-living-i…
