By Aran Dhillon, Local Democracy Reporter
Efforts to support townâs rough sleepers amid Covid crisis WARRINGTON Borough Council says it is committed to ensuring all rough sleepers are in safe accommodation amid the current restrictions despite not receiving any additional funding. The Travelodge hotel in Warrington town centre was used to house the homeless and protect them from coronavirus last year. The scheme followed a Government allocation of £545,000 to Warrington Borough Council to tackle rough sleeping and support some of the town’s most vulnerable. But the Labour-run council says it has not received any additional funding from the Government during the latest period of the Covid-19 crisis.
Everything you need to know about getting a coronavirus test in Warrington AS the risk of contracting coronavirus remains high, a number of testing options are available to Warrington residents. Testing is vital in discovering whether you are carrying the virus without knowing it and preventing it from being transmitted to other people. Those who test positive must self-isolate by law.
Should I get tested if I do not have any symptoms? Asymptomatic testing sites at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and Grappenhall Cricket Club are available for people who cannot work from home and have no coronavirus symptoms. You do not need to book in advance to visit either rapid asymptomatic community testing sites.
Council to conduct home Covid tracing visits to ensure unreachable people self-isolate WARRINGTON Borough Council says it will be conducting house visits where necessary to help with local coronavirus contact tracing scheme. The national test and trace programme aims to contact people who have tested positive for Covid-19 or those defined as having been a ‘close contact’ to someone who has tested positive. Recent figures show that the national programme has managed to reach eight out of 10 Warrington residents who have tested positive for coronavirus. Those cases that the national test and trace service has been unable to reach, however, are passed on to councils for them to follow up locally to gather test and trace information and to offer support.
Council calls for more support as Warrington is set to enter tier 3 WARRINGTON Borough Council has said more Government support is needed following the devastating news that the town will enter tier 3. Following a government announcement this afternoon, Wednesday, Warrington will move into the ‘very high’ Covid local alert level from 00.01am on Boxing Day. Leader of the Council, Cllr Russ Bowden, said: We are disappointed to see the recent acceleration of rates of infection in Warrington. Our communities and businesses have played their part in avoiding tier 3 restrictions up to this point, and I would like to pay tribute to them, and to our local public health teams, for their amazing dedication and commitment.