Discussions for potential Tier 3 lockdown in Nottinghamshire 'underway'
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The County Council said it had received an invite from government to ‘commence initial discussions’ on escalating Nottingham and ‘other parts of the county’ from Tier 2 to a ‘Very High’ alert level this afternoon (Thursday, October 22).
It is expected the city, Gedling, Broxtowe and Rushcliffe will enter Tier 3 as early as next Monday- but Mansfield will be excluded.
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Hide AdIt comes after it was announced that the neighbouring county of South Yorkshire would be placed in Tier 3 from Saturday.
Coun Cutts said: “I can confirm that leaders of Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council have received an invitation from Government to commence initial discussions today about how potential Tier 3 restrictions would impact local communities.
“We will enter any discussions to achieve the best possible outcomes for the health and livelihoods of all residents.
“The best outcome will be achieved with the full co-operation of all leaders in Nottinghamshire who I know will have the best interests of the health and wellbeing of their communities at heart. As soon as we reach any conclusions, we will communicate the implications for the affected communities.”
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Hide AdNottingham has faced a substantial increase in the number of cases recently.
It was reported last week that the rate of new COVID-19 infections in the East Midlands region had jumped from 48.8 cases per 100,000 people to 164.1 in a fortnight.
Earlier this week, four students at Nottingham Trent University were fined £10,000 each for throwing a party.