Tag: Coronavirus
New local testing site opened in Flitwick
A new test centre for people with COVID-19 symptoms has opened at Steppingley Road, Flitwick.
It is based on the former leisure centre car park. Testing at the centre began today (Friday, 26 February), with appointments available each day, the site is open 8am – 8pm, 7 days a week.
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Care homes in Bedford ‘poised’ to allow indoor visits from March 8
A council meeting heard that care homes are already making preparations to allow one named person to meet with a loved one and hold hands as part of the easing of lockdown restrictions.
Visitors will have to pass a lateral flow test before being allowed in, to reduce the risk of passing on the coronavirus to vulnerable people.
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New business grant scheme approved by Central Bedfordshire Council
Struggling businesses will be able to access further grants following approval of the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG2) and the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) by Central Bedfordshire Council’s Executive today (23 February 2021).
The two new grants are designed to support more businesses as they struggle during lockdown because of the pandemic
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Prime Minister sets out roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions
The Prime Minister has announced the government’s roadmap to “cautiously ease” lockdown restrictions in England.
The roadmap outlines four steps for easing restrictions. Before proceeding to the next step, the government will examine the data to assess the impact of previous steps.
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Increased support for Bedford Borough residents that need to self-isolate
Bedford Borough Council is making the Test and Trace Support Payment available to more people and has increased the Support Payment to £700. The Council said the payment will cover the earnings of someone working full time on the Living Wage.
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Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes health & social care staff urged to get their vaccinations
Health and social care staff from across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) are encouraged to get their COVID-19 vaccinations as soon as possible.
Self-referral is now an option for health and care staff working in BLMK in the below categories to attend Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) to be vaccinated.
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Free rapid COVID-19 testing available for workers in customer-facing roles
Central Bedfordshire Council, in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care, has launched a community testing initiative.
The rapid testing is available to anyone who lives or works in Central Bedfordshire who are unable to work from home and are in a customer facing role.
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Freemasons invited to volunteer for vaccination drive
The Freemasons are encouraging its 200,000 members to roll up their sleeves and volunteer to help vaccinate the population.
To help protect all UK citizens during this difficult time, the Freemasons have also offered their lodges to administer the vital jabs and many buildings are being used as Covid-19 vaccination centres.
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‘Nearly 9,000 health and social care staff yet to have their covid jabs’ in Beds, Luton and MK region
Some 8,900 health and social care staff across the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) region are set to receive letters urging them to take their COVID vaccines, a meeting heard.
And the BLMK partnership board, which brings together council and health service leaders, was also told that people in most vulnerable cohorts 1-4 could also be written to within days to overcome stubborn levels of “vaccine hesitancy”.
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Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service leads the set-up of mass vaccination centres in Bedfordshire
Yesterday a new mass vaccination centre opened its doors in Bedford. It is one of six centres...
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New COVID-19 vaccination centres open in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire residents aged 75 and over are amongst those being invited to book a coronavirus vaccination at one of two new vaccination centres to open in the area this week.
Today, Monday 1 February, a centre opens at Bedford Heights in Manton Way. It will be joined by another centre later in the week Priory House in Shefford.
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Bedford: High COVID death toll expected for ‘several weeks’ but signs are that the tide is slowly turning
Public health experts in Bedford are expecting a high covid death toll to continue for several more weeks as an infection bulge works its way through into hospitalisations.
But in a “good news, bad news” presentation, councillors heard that the infection rate is falling, people are being given more money to self isolate, and vaccination of the borough’s 70-74 year olds and high risk people is on track to begin soon.
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