Liverpool · 24 November 2020
Liverpool City Council launches Christmas Card competition
Liverpool schoolchildren are being invited to get creative and help spread festive cheer throughout the city.
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Covid-19 · 23 November 2020
COVID testing – your questions answered
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
Smart testing and ‘people power’ as well as vaccination can get us out of this pandemic sooner
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
Follow up test needed for those who receive positive ‘lateral flow’ Covid result
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
Covid-19 test pilot “thank you”
Open letter on UK pilot of Covid testing - thanking the people of Liverpool
News · 18 November 2020
COVID-19: Myth vs Fact
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
News · 13 November 2020
Liverpool’s testing pilot – make your views heard
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
News · 12 November 2020
Liverpool remembers road crash victims
A virtual service to remember those who have died or been injured on our roads will be held in Liverpool this weekend.
News · 11 November 2020
Cross-party support in tackling Covid-19
Political differences in Liverpool have been set aside in the fight against Covid-19. Today, a special virtual call took place which saw Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson join the Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrats health lead MP Munira Wilson and the Leader of the city’s Liberal Democrat party Richard
Covid-19 · 10 November 2020
Call for coronavirus home testing kits to be returned quickly
Thousands of home testing kits are being sent to people in Liverpool as part of the city’s mass coronavirus testing pilot.
News · 10 November 2020
Be part of Liverpool’s fight against Covid-19
Everyone who lives and works in Liverpool is being urged to get tested and play their part in the first community Covid-19 testing pilot. It’s a new, game-changing approach to find out who is carrying the virus. Up to now, it has only been people with symptoms of Covid19 that have been asked to be
Blog · 10 November 2020
BLOG: The impact of Covid-19 on the health of our city
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
News · 9 November 2020
Over 23,000 people tested so far in Liverpool pilot
MORE than 23,000 people have been tested so far in Liverpool’s community testing pilot. Since asymptomatic testing went live at six centres on Friday, 23,170 people have been tested up to 3pm today (Monday 9 November) with 154 people (0.7 per cent) testing positive for Covid-19. A further ten centres were opened on Saturday and
Covid-19 · 8 November 2020
Thank you for getting tested!
As the first three days of mass Covid-19 testing draws to a close, Liverpool City Council has paid tribute to people who have embraced the initiative.
Covid-19 · 8 November 2020
All ages now able to get COVID-19 test
Liverpool's coronavirus mass testing programme is now available to children of any age, as well as adults.
Covid-19 · 7 November 2020
Young people aged 11-18 given opportunity to be part of community testing programme
Liverpool’s community testing programme is to be extended to a number of secondary and special schools over the coming days. Parents of pupils aged 11-18 will be sent letters asking if they are willing to consent to their child receiving a test. The council is working with partners including public health, the school nursing service
News · 5 November 2020
Whole city testing under way in Liverpool
GROUND-breaking community testing will begin in Liverpool tomorrow. From Friday 6 November, a number of test centres will begin to be rolled out across the city and everyone who lives and works in Liverpool is encouraged to go and get tested. From 12 midday tomorrow, the first six test centres will open their doors and
News · 5 November 2020
Merseyside Resilience Forum statement
Deputy Chief Constable Serena Kennedy, chair of the Merseyside Resilience Forum’s (MRF) Strategic Command Group, has today issued this statement to regional leaders: “Dear leaders, “As you know, we are now under national measures in an attempt to control the spread of Coronavirus, to protect health and care services, our schools and young people and our most vulnerable
Covid-19 · 5 November 2020
COVID-19 restrictions – latest information
The new national lockdown has come into force today (5 November). Read information on the new national restrictions in place until 2nd December 2020, including what they mean for working from home and business closures and why they have been introduced, here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november For coronavirus information on services in Liverpool, click here: https://liverpool.gov.uk/communities-and-safety/emergency-planning/coronavirus/
Covid-19 · 4 November 2020
BLOG: Why your city needs you to get tested
Director of Public Health Matthew Ashton explains why mass testing is so important for Liverpool…. Since March, we have lost more than 600 people to Covid in Liverpool. Hundreds of families have prematurely said goodbye to close relatives and friends. Many didn’t even get the chance to say a final farewell in person because they
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