| |
Liverpool City Region
COVID19
Updates
... and Important
Emergency Notices ...
YOU
can get daily major and
interesting news updates for the Liverpool City Region on our
free email news service, via signing up on:-
Formby Reporter. If you have any
updates to send in or any views on the posts on here, please
email us to:-
News24@SouthportReporter.Com.
This page last updated on 23
September 2020
CLA urges rural tourism
businesses to comply with track and trace requirements
THE Country Land and Business
Association (CLA) is urging rural tourism and hospitality businesses to ensure
they comply with a legal requirement (in force from tomorrow) to display a QR
code so that guests can ‘check-in' using the NHS track and trace app. From 24
September 2020, venues which have visitors for an extended period such as:-
restaurants, pubs, providers of guest accommodation, heritage attractions must
have a system in place to request and record contact details of their customers,
visitors and staff to help break the chains of transmission of Coronavirus. A
full list of venue types can be accessed here. Venues must display an official
NHS QR code poster at their entrance, or at the point of service to enable
customers and visitors to scan the NHS QR code when they arrive by using the NHS
Covid19 app. Organisations must have a system for individuals who do not have a
smartphone or the NHS Covid19 app to provide their contact details.
CLA Director North Dorothy Fairburn said:- “The CLA is urging all rural
businesses to ensure that they are maintaining ‘track and trace' systems at
their premises as a matter of urgency. Most businesses would already comply with
maintaining staff, customer and visitor records as this a key requirement in
tackling this Pandemic which has wreaked havoc across our rural tourism sector.”
Collecting contact details and maintaining records for NHS Test and Trace is a
legal requirement and failure to comply is punishable by a fine. The 1st fixed
penalty is ₤1,000, the 2nd is ₤2,000, the 3rd is ₤3,000, and any further penalty
notice thereafter is ₤4,000. More information on this requirement can be found
at this link:-
Gov.UK.
University of Liverpool's
refusal to follow City's other universities online illustrates campus chaos
THE University and College Union
(UCU) on Wednesday, 23 September 2020, in a press release, said:- "the
University of Liverpool's refusal to move the majority of work online
highlighted the chaos and confusion that was blighting University campuses as
term starts in England."
UCU added that:- "The University's refusal to follow Liverpool Hope
University and Liverpool John Moores University online was a dereliction of its
civic duty and was putting the health of staff, students and the local community
at greater risk. The University of Liverpool recently confirmed 87 positive
Covid tests. The number has now reached at least 108. 2 other Universities in
the City have made changes to how staff will work this term in response to the
Covid Pandemic."
According to UCU, Liverpool John Moores University said it has moved the
majority of face to face teaching online. Liverpool Hope University said it has
moved all teaching online for the initial induction week and undergraduates who
don't require the use of specialist teaching spaces will also see seminars and
tutorials moved online, in line with their lectures.
The Union said that ministers had to act now and issue clear guidance that makes
clear that online working should be universities' default position; bringing it
in line with new Government guidance for other workplaces. However, UCU said
universities could not hide behind the Government's failings and had to take
responsibility and urgent action.
UCU general secretary Jo Grady said:- "The decision by the University of
Liverpool to persist with campus working flies in the face of all the evidence
and common sense. This decision is another indicator of the chaos and confusion
that is blighting our University campuses as we try to gear up for the new
academic year. There is little point in some universities doing their bit if
they are going to be let down by the actions of others. This is especially true
in somewhere like Liverpool where many campus buildings are so close together.
The Westminster Government needs to immediately deliver clear guidance to
universities to move the majority of work online, but universities cannot wait
for ministers to get their act together or hide behind their failings.
Universities need work together to agree to move the majority of work online
now. Any institution that refuses to put the health of its staff, students and
local community together is failing its basic civic duty. The scientific
evidence and the experience of other countries shows that a failure to do so
will intensify the public health crisis in our Towns and Cities."
HM Revenue and
Customs (HMRC) is reminding customers that time is running out to register for
Self Assessment
ANYONE submitting a Self Assessment (SA) Return for the 1st
time, including High Income Child Benefit Charge customers; will need to
register for SA by 5 October 2020, so that they can complete their return by 31
January 2021. If customers aren't sure if they need to do Self Assessment they
should go to:-
Gov.UK/Check-If-You-Need-Tax-Return Those
who are new to the process can visit HMRC for online webchats, live webinars,
YouTube videos and social media support which can be accessed at any time, and
on any device, to help them fill in and file their returns.
People that need to complete a Tax Return:-
►
Earned more than ₤2,500 from renting out
property.
►
Received, or their partner received, Child
Benefit and either of them had an annual income of more than ₤50,000.
►
Received more than ₤2,500 in other untaxed
income, for example from tips or commission.
►
Are self employed sole traders.
►
Are employees claiming expenses in excess of
₤2,500.
►
Have an annual income over ₤100,000.
►
Earned income from abroad that they need to pay
tax on.
The deadline for 2019 TO 2020 Self Assessment returns is 31 January 2021. Help
is available from the GOV.UK
website from the Self Assessment helpline
on:- 03002003310.
Total UK cases COVID19 cases
in and around Liverpool City Region
THE
total number of UK
Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections that have been laboratory
confirmed, within the UK, has risen by:- 6,178 cases and the
total number now stand at:- 409,729, that includes tests
carried out by commercial partners which are not included in
the 4 National totals.
The number of COVID-19 associated UK fatalities added to the
total, was sadly reported to be:- 37 according to the
Department of Health. The total number of deaths of people
who have had a positive test result confirmed by a Public
Health or NHS laboratory is:- 41,862.
The number of COVID-19 patients currently in UK Hospitals:-
1,469. The current number of COVID-19 patients currently in
mechanical ventilation beds in UK Hospitals:- 211. Daily
number of COVID-19 patients admitted to UK Hospitals:- 134.
In England, there are a total of:- 352,925 confirmed cases.
North West - total of:- 72,098 confirmed cases.
The number of laboratory confirmed cases within the
Liverpool City Region are as follows:-
|
Area and number
of
confirmed cases:- |
Risen by:- |
|
|
►
Liverpool,
4,647
confirmed cases. |
132 |
|
|
►
Halton,
1,114
confirmed cases. |
23 |
|
|
►
Knowsley,
1,616
confirmed cases. |
47 |
|
|
►
Sefton,
2,288
confirmed cases. |
37 |
|
|
►
St. Helens,
1,806
confirmed cases |
41 |
|
|
►
Wirral,
3,220
confirmed cases.
|
44 |
|
|
Colour
Key:- |
0 |
1
to 10 |
11 to 20 |
21 to 30 |
31 to 40 |
41 to 50 |
51 to100 |
100 over |
|
|
The
number of laboratory confirmed cases within
Local Authorities around the Liverpool City
Region are as follows:-
►
Blackburn
with Darwen, 2,453 confirmed cases.
►
Blackpool, 1,292 confirmed cases.
►
Bolton, 4,157 confirmed cases.
►
Bury, 2,280 confirmed cases.
►
Cheshire East, 2,730 confirmed cases.
►
Cheshire West and Chester, 2,478 confirmed
cases.
►
Lancashire, 10,850 confirmed cases.
►
Manchester, 6,114 confirmed cases.
►
Oldham, 3,779 confirmed cases.
►
Preston, 2,012 confirmed cases.
►
Rochdale, 2,986 confirmed cases.
►
Salford, 2,674 confirmed cases.
►
Stockport, 2,444 confirmed cases.
►
Tameside, 2,685 confirmed cases.
►
Trafford, 2,074 confirmed cases.
►
Warrington, 2,072 confirmed cases.
►
Wigan, 2,993 confirmed cases.
Daily reported
Covid19 deaths are now measured across the UK as deaths that
occurred within 28 days of the 1st laboratory confirmed
positive Covid19 test. Daily and cumulative
numbers of COVID19 patients admitted to Hospital. Data are
not updated every day by all 4 nations and the figures are
not comparable as Wales include suspected COVID19 patients
while the other nations include only confirmed cases.
Previous 24hr Data
|
PLEASE
ALSO SEE OUR WEEKLY EDITION...
Published weekly, as normal...
Click
here
to see it! |
Help us stay online...
Become a Patron! |
|
External links are selected
and reviewed when the page is published. However we are not
responsible for the content of external websites and links might
change. If you find a problem, please report it to us.
|
|
|