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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
23 July 2020
4 minute read
THE BIGGEST community testing operation in the country is under way in Leicester as the city continues to track down the coronavirus and stop its transmission.
16 July 2020
1 minute read
SECRETARY of State for Health Matt Hancock has announced that lockdown measures in Leicester City are to stay in place for another two weeks.
13 July 2020
2 minute read
YOUNG people and families in Leicester are being encouraged to get moving this summer with an online programme of fun activities to try at home.
9 July 2020
4 minute read
THOUSANDS of tests are being carried out in Leicester each day as part of the city’s strategy to bring down the coronavirus infection rate.
3 July 2020
2 minute read
AS Leicester city and parts of Leicestershire continue to follow stricter lockdown restrictions, than other parts of the country, the councils and Public Health England are asking residents to stay at home and stay safe, particularly this weekend as the rest of the country starts to open up again.
29 June 2020
2 minute read
PEOPLE in Leicester and its outlying suburbs are to be asked to continue to follow current national restrictions for at least a further two weeks, and non-essential shops will be asked to close.
21 June 2020
2 minute read
A NEW coronavirus testing site will open on Leicester’s Spinney Hills Park at 10.30am today (Sunday 21 June).