Government officials have recommended the current lockdown measures remain in force in Leicester for an extra two weeks as restrictions are eased across the rest of England from this Saturday.
The city's mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said he received a report by email just after 1am detailing the suggestions which he said were unjustified and had been "hastily cobbled together".
He said it had left him "angry and frustrated", adding that a meeting due to take place on Monday morning between him, the council's director of public health Ivan Browne and Whitehall officials to discuss a local surge in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, had been postponed to later in the day.
Coronavirus lockdown measures are due to be relaxed in England on 4 July, with pubs, restaurants, hotels, hairdressers and barbers allowed to reopen.
But the Public Health England (PHE) report recommends delaying "relaxation actions in Leicester and enhancement of monitoring of social distancing guidelines for at least two weeks".
Boris is waiting for instructions from the US ... it's possible that Leicester might be used as an experimental testing ground for a low grade tactical nuke ... ya know, just to see how it works out !
I don't think Leicester is a traditional Tory party stronghold and a nuke WILL very likely kill of CV 19 !!!
... as well as all the people and cats n dogs and... and, and !!!
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Government officials have recommended the current lockdown measures remain in force in Leicester for an extra two weeks as restrictions are eased across the rest of England from this Saturday.
The city's mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said he received a report by email just after 1am detailing the suggestions which he said were unjustified and had been "hastily cobbled together".
He said it had left him "angry and frustrated", adding that a meeting due to take place on Monday morning between him, the council's director of public health Ivan Browne and Whitehall officials to discuss a local surge in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, had been postponed to later in the day.
Coronavirus lockdown measures are due to be relaxed in England on 4 July, with pubs, restaurants, hotels, hairdressers and barbers allowed to reopen.
But the Public Health England (PHE) report recommends delaying "relaxation actions in Leicester and enhancement of monitoring of social distancing guidelines for at least two weeks".
Why don't people stick by the rules??????????