Covid-19 · 1 December 2020
There will be a reduction in the number of sites for people without Covid symptoms to get tested in Liverpool from Wednesday 2 December in preparation for the transition from military to civilian operation of centres.
Air Quality · 30 November 2020
Work on a radical redesign of one of Liverpool’s most famous roads is to enter a new phase this week – with festive shoppers being asked to make allowances in their journey.
News · 30 November 2020
FIVE Liverpool young people are set to see their artwork exhibited across the city – and you won’t need to go to a gallery to see it. The quintet are all winners in a competition that will see some Scouse flair lent to the latest addition to most people’s wardrobes – face coverings. And now
News · 27 November 2020
A new £9.5 million fund to support small and micro businesses affected by Covid-19 will open for applications on Monday, 30 November.The Hospitality, Leisure and Retail Grants scheme is part of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s £40m emergency support fund. Almost 9,000 businesses in Liverpool have already received financial support since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the UK
Covid-19 · 27 November 2020
Liverpool's Director of Public Health, Matthew Ashton, has written to local businesses outlining how they can support the city in keeping levels of Covid infection low.
Covid-19 · 27 November 2020
Liverpool City Council has delayed the start of its pilot in which some relatives of care home residents will be able visit loved ones - without a screen - if they test negative with a Lateral Flow Covid-19 test on arrival for the visit.
News · 27 November 2020
Temporary ‘pop-up’ sites for people without Covid symptoms to get tested will be installed in Liverpool this weekend as part of a continued drive to get life going again in the city.
Covid-19 · 26 November 2020
The Government is introducing a new three Tier system of coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday 2 December. Liverpool and the wider city region (Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) is the first area in the country to move down from Tier 3 (very high alert), which it was in before the national lockdown, to Tier
Blog · 26 November 2020
Director of Public Health, Matthew Ashton, warns we can't let our guard down despite today's good news.
News · 26 November 2020
If someone had told me six weeks ago Liverpool would be the first Tier 3 city to be made a Tier 2 city by the start of December, I’d have called that a good result.
Covid-19 · 26 November 2020
Mayor Joe Anderson has cautiously welcomed the Government’s decision to place Liverpool and the wider city region in tier 2 of coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday 2 December.
Covid-19 · 23 November 2020
UPDATED: Friday 4 December 2020 Liverpool community testing or SMART (Smart Asymptomatic Meaningful Repeated Testing) update – 8:30am, Friday 4 December 120,702 Liverpool residents tested using lateral flow 70,932 Liverpool residents tested using PCR In addition, 34,424 people from neighbouring areas have been tested using lateral flow There have been 1,158 positive lateral flow tests – 822 of which have been Liverpool
News · 20 November 2020
A Liverpool public health expert says the city’s mass testing pilot can use “people power” to get us out of this pandemic faster than simply waiting for vaccination.
News · 20 November 2020
People who test positive for coronavirus using a ‘lateral flow’ test are being reminded they should have a follow-up PCR test, to confirm the diagnosis.
News · 20 November 2020
Open letter on UK pilot of Covid testing - thanking the people of Liverpool
News · 18 November 2020
Director of Public Health, Matt Ashton, clears up some of the false claims about the COVID-19 mass testing pilot… Since COVID-19 affected all of our lives earlier this year, we have all seen a lot of rumours on social media, TV programmes and WhatsApp groups. These range from factual questions which everyone is right to
Blog · 14 November 2020
Dr Susan Hopkins, NHS Test and Trace Medical Director, explains the innovations behind Liverpool’s mass-testing pilot. The people of Liverpool have already done so much to help reduce rates of coronavirus and we are so grateful for your efforts. We now know that at least half of the people with this infection are not presenting
News · 13 November 2020
THE people of Liverpool are being asked to share vital feedback on their experience of the UK’s first Covid testing pilot. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been commissioned by the Department for Health and Social Care to conduct a study into Liverpool’s participation in the nation’s first experience of community testing or SMART
Covid-19 · 10 November 2020
Thousands of home testing kits are being sent to people in Liverpool as part of the city’s mass coronavirus testing pilot.
Blog · 10 November 2020
Richard Jones, Head of Intelligence and Analytics at Liverpool City Council, writes about the Impact of COVID-19 on health in the city and debunks some conspiracy theories. We are all fed up with COVID. It has dominated work, it’s all we talk about (let’s be honest, it’s the only thing to talk about), it’s disrupted
