COVID-19

Covid 19

On this page you will find updates and guidance regarding the ongoing situation with Covid-19. We will update it as regularly as possible.

The most important thing to state is that it is absolutely vital that everyone follows the guidance from the Government. Updates and advice on a range of components can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus.

I understand that this continues to be a worrying time for many people in this country and I will try to provide information where I can. This has been a vast challenge for the economy, society and, most acutely, our NHS, and I will continue to work with local and national stakeholders to manage our response.

If you have a very specific concern or would like clarification, please do email me and I will be sure to provide you with as much assistance as possible.

The current Government advice for individuals is as below:

Coronavirus remains a serious health risk. It’s important to stay cautious and help protect yourself and others. In England:

  • Meet up outside or if you’re indoors open windows or doors if you have visitors.
  • If you think you might have COVID-19 symptoms, take a PCR test and stay home.
  • Wear face coverings in crowded places to help protect others.
  • Check in with the NHS COVID-19 app when you’re out.
  • Wash your hands regularly and for at least 20 seconds with soap.
  • Get vaccinated if you are 18 or over.

If you have coronavirus symptoms:

  • a high temperature
  • a new, continuous cough
  • a loss of, or change to, your sense of smell or taste

Get a test now

Do not leave home for at least 10 days after your test. 

Covid Vaccinations: Information for South Suffolk 

Please see the following page on my website for information - https://www.jamescartlidge.com/news/covid-vaccinations-info-south-suffo…

News

My latest column - 19th November 2020

Voting for the UK to return to a national lockdown earlier this month was one of the hardest choices I have ever had to make as an MP.

Statement on the latest Coronavirus measures

It must be stressed that we do not currently face a choice between lockdown or no lockdown. The choice in policy terms that faces us is whether to continue with local and regional lockdowns or move to a national one.

My latest column - 15th October 2020

I wish I was writing about something other than Coronavirus, which I have touched on to some degree in each of my last few columns.

Covid-19 update

I entirely understand that many people are frustrated that over half a year since full lockdown we have heard much of that word again, at a time when many are understandably tiring of the situation.

My latest column - 20th August 2020

In a matter of days something should be happening that has occurred at around this time of every year of my life, and probably every year of most readers’ lifetimes – schools throwing open their doors again after the summer break.

My latest column - 16th July 2020

Until the Coronavirus lockdown I had spent my entire five years as an MP talking about unemployment going in one direction: down.