Covid-19 figures trending downwards all over Cambridgeshire
| Updated: 10:05, 12 February 2021
The number of cases of Covid-19 is trending downwards all over Cambridgeshire; but weâre not through it yet - that s the message from the county s top health adviser.
Dr Liz Robin, director of public health for Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council, and a co-opted member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group governing body spoke to members at their online meeting.
Dr Robin, told the CCG meeting on Wednesday (10): âAlthough the signs are very encouraging with the fall in cases that weâre now seeing in Cambridgeshire and just recently in Peterborough, the rates still remain very high.
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A Cambridgeshire city has one of the highest infection rates in England despite significant falls over the last few weeks.
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Funding and video training about Covid-19 safety measures is available for taxi drivers in East Cambridgeshire thanks to a county-wide scheme.
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Funding and video training about Covid-19 safety measures is available for taxi drivers in East Cambridgeshire thanks to a county-wide scheme.
The county-wide scheme - which is a partnership between East Cambs District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council - will explain necessary safety precautions including cleaning, cashless payment and the use of masks.
It will also provide a subsidy for fitting a screen within their vehicle.
The video includes guidance such as asking passengers if they have any COVID-19 symptoms before entering the vehicle, different points to sanitise their hands, maintaining social distancing where possible and opening windows for ventilation.
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12:50 PM February 2, 2021
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10:54 AM February 3, 2021
Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council has launched a ‘Stand Firm’ campaign against Covid-19 complacency.
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A new council-run campaign urging residents to follow Covid-19 rules features real stories of those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The ‘Stand Firm’ campaign by Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council encourages people to help the fight against the virus.
Two local people, a social worker and loneliness campaigner, speak about their experiences of COVID and the effect it has had on them.
Social care team manager Kim Wright and loneliness campaigner Andy Nazer are filmed as they recover from COVID.
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Rapid testing sites for those who cannot work from home are being piloted in Cambridgeshire.