Mayor Mike Coleman
- Credit: Great Dunmow Town Council
Community members are pulling together to ensure Dunmow gets through the new Covid wave of infection which has forced a third national lockdown.
Great Dunmow Mayor Mike Coleman said the community will reach calm waters by working together.
Debbie Hasler and Amelia Willett of Dunmow and Surrounding Areas Pay It Forward, a Facebook support group, are offering community support and help, not just with shopping but also with a chat. They have volunteers ready to help.
Dunmow outdoor Tuesday market will continue to sell food on Tuesday, January 12 as normal.
Cllr Coleman said: “As we, as a community, face another ‘lockdown’ which was, I regret to say, inevitable we all need to bond together to a greater degree to help Great Dunmow surf the waves of uncertainty by supporting our traders, by supporting each other and acting responsibly.
Message to every Essex resident in Tier 4 on New Year s Eve from Essex Resilience Forum. This is made up of the NHS, police, fire service and councils.
As many of us will see in the new year tonight, leaders across Essex say now has never been a more important time to follow tier 4 rules to minimise the spread of coronavirus.
They’re urging everyone to play their part by complying with the regulations to help drive down infection rates and to follow the rules during 2021.
Anthony McKeever, Executive Lead for Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership, said: “With a vast vaccine roll out effort underway, there really is light at the end of the tunnel.
Message to every Essex resident in Tier 4 on New Year s Eve from Essex Resilience Forum. This is made up of the NHS, police, fire service and councils.
As many of us will see in the new year tonight, leaders across Essex say now has never been a more important time to follow tier 4 rules to minimise the spread of coronavirus.
They’re urging everyone to play their part by complying with the regulations to help drive down infection rates and to follow the rules during 2021.
Anthony McKeever, Executive Lead for Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership, said: “With a vast vaccine roll out effort underway, there really is light at the end of the tunnel.
Councillor John Spence
- Credit: Essex County Council
Residents who are classed as clinically extremely vulnerable are again being advised to shield in order to protect against catching Covid-19.
The new guidance includes to stay at home at all times, unless for exercise or medical appointments, and not to attend work, even if they are unable to work from home.
The National Shielding Service has been reactivated and at a local level, Essex Wellbeing Service can provide residents with a single point of access to practical, emotional and specialist support. Practical support ranges from help accessing priority supermarket shopping slots, volunteers collecting medicines and befriending support via a phone buddy.
By Lewis Berrill @LewisBerrill Chief reporter - east London and west Essex
Members of the public complete a test swab during a lateral flow Covid test. Photo: PA Wire A new fast Covid-19 testing centre for people who do not have symptoms has opened in Brentwood as Essex introduces measures to combat spiralling infection rates across the county. This testing centre is the third of its kind in Essex, and will join The Towngate Theatre in Basildon and The Place Leisure Centre in Pitsea as one of the first places in the county and the region to offer new 30-minutes result Lateral Flow Tests to the wider population.