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'No non-essential travel in and out of North Tyneside'

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Date25 May 2021
Published date25 May 2021
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
The borough is one of eight council areas in England that should be avoided "unless it is essential", according to guidance on the government's website. The stricter advice appears to have been published online on Friday without an official announcement being made - and it contradicts comments made by North Tyneside's public health director yesterday afternoon.

The Chronicle understands there was no communication between central government and North Tyneside Council before the advice to avoid the borough was published.

In a Q&A session on ChroniCLELIVE's Facebook page Wendy Burke, director of public health for North Tyneside Council, said it was "certainly OK to visit the area" as long as people exercised caution and followed public safety measures such as hand washing.

But the advice on gov.uk states that people should try to "avoid travelling in and out of affected areas unless it is essential, for example for work (if you cannot work from home) or education".

The guidance applies to North Tyneside, Bedford, Blackburn and Darwen, Bolton, Burnley, Kirklees, Leicester, and Hounslow - all areas that have seen outbreaks of the fast-spreading strain.

It states: "The new COVID-19 variant spreads more easily from person to person. To help stop the spread, you should take particular caution when meeting anyone outside your household or support bubble.

"In the areas listed, wherever possible, you should try to meet outside rather than inside where possible, keep two metres apart from people that you don't live with (unless you have formed a support bubble with them), this includes friends and family you don't live with, [and] avoid travelling in and out of affected areas unless it is essential, for example for work (if you cannot work from home) or education." It also advises people in the eight areas...

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