“It’s important we don’t jump ahead” with lockdown still in place

The lockdown message has been reiterated at a local level in the latest statement from Wrexham Council.

In a joint message both the Leader of Wrexham Council Mark Pritchard and the Chief Executive Ian Bancroft have reiterated the need to adhere to the lockdown in Wrexham, saying preparations are also being made as a council for when restrictions loosen.

The full message is below:

“Lockdown has had a huge effect on all our lives.

Naturally, people are thinking about when it might ease, and how things might change over the coming weeks and months.

We’ve also seen questions about when some council facilities and services might re-open or start up again.

For the moment, the message is clear – stay at home, save lives, protect the NHS.

However, this week the Government is expected to outline how the UK will eventually emerge from lockdown, and how decisions will be taken on lifting restrictions.

This will give us a better feel for how things might change in the future…and what this might mean for council services.

Like every other council, we’re already thinking about how we’re going to start making various services available again when the time is right.

But it’s important we don’t jump ahead.

By continuing to stick to social distancing guidelines and following the Government’s instructions, we’re all helping to keep each other safe and playing our part in bringing the nation through this pandemic.

Stay safe.”

Today the council have also announced they will be phoning people on the ‘shielded’ list to “try and check they’re ok”

The shielded list will be people who’ve received a letter from the Government encouraging them to self-isolate because they have an underlying health condition.

The council added, “So if you’re on the list and you receive a phone call from the council, don’t be alarmed, we just want to check you’re ok.”