Cllr Kathryn Flavell (left) was supportive of the idea of teachers getting the jab sooner, with Cllr Jill Rhodes (right) confirming discussions had taken place with the NHS. SCHOOL staff should be moved up the Covid-19 vaccine priority list, it has been suggested by Cheshire East Council leadership. It was revealed at Tuesday’s (January 12) CEC cabinet meeting that senior councillors had asked the authority’s Director of Public Health Dr Matt Tyrer to speak with NHS officials over the move. Prompted by a question from Conservative Cllr Jos Saunders, Labour cabinet member for children and families Kathryn Flavell said: “I am very concerned about the situation in schools, as we have had a much higher attendance than we would have hoped in this lockdown with the extension of the critical worker list and less use of furlough.
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Council leaders in Cheshire have issued a statement after the county was moved to Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions.
RESIDENTS are encourage to make the most of the mild December weather and go for a walk. Cheshire East Council says it is an ideal way to keep fit and relax during the current coronavirus restrictions. Walking is a form of exercise that you can do alone or, providing you socially distance from fellow walkers, in a group of up to six people. The benefits of walking can improve both physical and mental health. Dr Matt Tyrer, Cheshire East Council director of public health, said: “As a lot of us will not be leaving our homes to visit friends and family this year for the festive celebrations, it becomes even more important that we try to stay active over the two week holiday that many people will be taking.
CEC offered advice on Covid for parents and carers of schoolchildren that baffled Facebook users at the weekend. Image: PA CHESHIRE East Council has apologised to parents after a Facebook post advising them to book a Covid test if their child suffers a host of ‘winter symptoms’ left users baffled. Dozens of Facebook users responded to the council’s post on Sunday, which claimed that youngsters should speak to their school before attending and book a Covid test if they suffered from symptoms such as diarrhoea, headaches or a sore throat. More confusion followed on Monday, when in another post CEC reminded the public that ‘only people who are displaying symptoms of coronavirus need to get tested’.
Cheshire East Council has taken delivery of lateral flow testing kits
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Firefighters, school pupils and hospice staff are being given rapid turnaround tests to help reduce coronavirus rates.