Southport on Lockdown - 24 March 2020 - UK Locdown - Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Coronavirus is disrupting everything we know. Adapting isn't always easy. This was Southport on 1st day of the UK's Lockdown (24 March 2020) It was a lot quieter than we expected, with most people obeying the rules. The small seaside resort over the weekend had been the location of a massive rise in people heading to the resort, despite requests not to and to stay at home. The footage was taken by our regulated journalistic staff, who are classed as 'key workers.' Please remember to stay safe and well by heading home and not going against the UK Government's notices. This is our chance to win the fight against the Coronavirus. New rules in force now and you must stay at home if you are not a key worker. Key workers should also say at home if they can work from home! For more information and exemptions, please visit:- http://gov.uk/coronavirus "Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save lives." Also, please see out daily news updates on https://www.southportreporter.com/-southport-mersey-reporter-/alerts/Coronavirus-Emergancy-Notices-Merseyside.shtml

The UK Government on (23 March 2020) introduced 3 new measures. Requiring people to stay at home, except for very limited purposes. Closing non-essential shops and community spaces. Stopping all gatherings of more than two people in public. Every citizen must comply with these new measures. The relevant authorities, including the police, will be given the powers to enforce them; including through fines and dispersing gatherings.

These measures are effective immediately. The Government will look again at these measures in3 weeks, and relax them if the evidence shows this is possible.

1. Staying at home. You should only leave the house for one of four reasons:- Shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible. 1 form of exercise a day, for example, a run, walk, or cycle; alone or with members of your household. Any medical need, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person. Traveling to and from work, but only where this absolutely cannot be done from home. These 4 reasons are exceptions - even when doing these activities, you should be minimising time spent outside of the home and ensuring you are 2 meters apart from anyone outside of your household. These measures must be followed by everyone. Separate advice is available for individuals or households who are isolating, and for the most vulnerable who need to be shielded. If you work in a critical sector outlined in this guidance, or your child has been identified as vulnerable, you can continue to take your children to School.

2. Closing non-essential shops and public spaces. Last week, the Government ordered certain businesses; including:- pubs, cinemas & theatres; to close. The Government is now extending this requirement to a further set of businesses and other venues, including:- All non-essential retail stores; this will include:- clothing and electronics stores; hair, beauty and nail salons; and outdoor and indoor markets, excluding food markets. Libraries, Community Centres, and Youth Centres will be closed. Indoor and outdoor leisure facilities, such as bowling alleys, arcades and soft play facilities. Communal places within parks, such as playgrounds, sports courts and outdoor gyms. Places of worship, except for funerals attended by immediate families. Hotels, hostels, bed and breakfasts, campsites, caravan parks, and boarding houses for commercial/leisure use (excluding permanent residents and key workers).

3. Stopping public gatherings. To make sure people are staying at home and apart from each other, the Government is also stopping all public gatherings of more than 2 people.

There are only 2 exceptions to this rule:-

1. Where the gathering is of a group of people who live together; this means that a parent can, for example, take their children to the shops if there is no option to leave them at home.

2. Where the gathering is essential for work purposes; but workers should be trying to minimize all meetings and other gatherings in the workplace.

3. In addition, the Government is stopping social events, including:- weddings, baptisms and other religious ceremonies. This will exclude funerals, which can be attended by immediate family.
These measures will reduce our day to day contact with other people. They are a vital part of our efforts to reduce the rate of transmission of coronavirus. Every citizen is instructed to comply with these new measures. The Government will, therefore, be ensuring the UK's Police and other relevant Authorities have the powers to enforce them, including fines and dispersing gatherings where people do not comply. This move was announced on 23 March 2020 & will initially last for the 3 weeks, at which point the Government will look at them again and relax them if the evidence shows this is possible.

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