COVID-19: People told to avoid travelling into or leaving Indian coronavirus variant hotspots People have been advised to avoid travelling into and out of areas of England among the worst affected by the Indian COVID variant, unless it is essential.
The government s coronavirus restrictions website changed its guidance over the last few days for people living in eight areas where the new
COVID-19 variant of concern is spreading.
It says the local authority areas the new advice applies to are: Bedford council, Blackburn with Darwen council, Bolton Metropolitan council, Burnley council, Kirklees council, Leicester council, Hounslow council and North Tyneside council.
COVID-19: Councils say travel not prohibited after meeting government officials over local lockdown fears Local authorities worst hit by the Indian variant have insisted no further COVID-19 travel restrictions apply to their areas after meeting government officials.
The eight councils affected say people are still allowed to travel in and out of the areas listed on the government website which had been interpreted as having stricter measures placed on them.
There was confusion after the website changed its guidance over the last few days for people living in the areas worst hit by the Indian
COVID variant, with health chiefs saying they were not consulted or told about the move.
The government has backtracked on its advice for people in several local areas worst hit by the Indian variant to not travel following widespread confusion.
The UK government on Tuesday faced accusations of confusion and uncertainty after it introduced additional guidance to curtail non-essential travel in and out of so-called hotspots of the B1.617.2 variant of concern (VOC), first identified in India, as part of measures to control the spread of the virus. Local authorities in the affected areas said they were not consulted or informed as the government s coronavirus restrictions website changed its guidance over the last few days for people living in eight areas of Bedford council, Blackburn with Darwen council, Bolton Metropolitan council, Burnley council, Kirklees council, Leicester council, Hounslow council and North Tyneside council.
UK Issues Localised Directions To Tackle Covid Strain Found In India UK Issues Localised Directions To Tackle Covid Strain Found In India The guidance also calls upon residents of these regions of England to avoid indoor gatherings, which is now currently permitted in most other parts of the country as part of the lockdown lifting roadmap.
The UK has reported more than 4,480,760 confirmed cases (File)
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The UK government on Tuesday faced accusations of confusion and uncertainty after it introduced additional guidance to curtail non-essential travel in and out of so-called hotspots of the B1.617.2 variant of concern (VOC), first identified in India, as part of measures to control the spread of the virus.