Public health and social care

• Gyms and pools can reopen from Tuesday says Government

  4 September 2020

  2 minute read

  GYMS, swimming pools, fitness suites and dance studios can reopen in Leicester from Tuesday (8 September).

• Council support for businesses to be Covid-safe

  1 September 2020

  2 minute read

  OVER 1,200 visits have been carried out by council officials over the last two months to ensure that Leicester businesses are following coronavirus safety rules. 

• No change to coronavirus restrictions in Leicester following latest review

  28 August 2020

  3 minute read

  CORONAVIRUS restrictions preventing people from different households meeting in homes or gardens will stay in place in Leicester following the latest review by the Government. 

• Good compliance from London Road businesses in response to new queueing regulations

  19 August 2020

  2 minute read

  FOOD businesses on London Road have been praised for heeding calls by council and police to prevent large queues of customers forming outside.

• Government announces some easing of coronavirus restrictions in Leicester

  18 August 2020

  4 minute read

  CORONAVIRUS restrictions that prevent people from different households from meeting up in each other’s homes and gardens are to stay in place in Leicester following the latest review by the Government.

• New regulations introduced to tackle queues outside London Road businesses

  17 August 2020

  3 minute read

  EMERGENCY measures are being introduced to prevent large crowds of customers queuing outside restaurants and other food outlets on London Road as part of efforts to tackle COVID-19.

• Face coverings on their way to those shielding in Leicester

  12 August 2020

  5 minute read

  SIMPLE face coverings made in factories in Leicester are to be sent out to thousands of people across the city from next week.

• City council’s tracing team helps track down virus in Leicester

  12 August 2020

  4 minute read

  MORE than 150 people who tested positive for Covid-19 but who could not be located by the national Test & Trace team were found within 48 hours by Leicester City Council.

• Don’t give virus chance to spread in your household, says city’s director of public health

  7 August 2020

  4 minute read

  CORONAVIRUS is spreading between households and within households in Leicester – but some simple precautions could stop that from happening, according to the city’s director of public health.

• Selected libraries and children’s centres to reopen next week

  5 August 2020

  3 minute read

  FOUR of the city council’s libraries and two of its children’s centres will be opened up next week.

• Lockdown eased in Leicester – but some restrictions must remain as city tackles coronavirus

  31 July 2020

  6 minute read

  HAIRDRESSERS, cinemas, places of worship, cafés, bars and restaurants will be able to open in Leicester from Monday (3 August) as infection rates in the city continue to decline.

• Council helps those still shielding and needing support

  29 July 2020

  3 minute read

  THOUSANDS of people who have relied on food parcels from the Government during the coronavirus lockdown will be supported by the city council from Saturday.