COVID-19 Update

National Lockdown

Following the recent confusion about the National lockdown rules and the contradictory press interviews by several ministers and their departments, the Government has updated its guidance for England on what we can and cannot do. Whether this makes matters clearer we will have to wait and see.

The welcome news is the fact that more than 3.4 million people have now received the first dose of a vaccine and nearly 50 per cent of the over 80’s.

The current lockdown rules can be found here:

• England: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home
• Scotland: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-protection-levels/
• Wales: https://gov.wales/coronavirus
• Northern Ireland: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-regulations-guidance-what-restrictions-mean-you