As is evident to us all, we are now seeing rising rates of Covid across the country and Essex is no exception. There’s no surprise about this – our Director of Public Health always told us, as restrictions were relaxed and as schools returned, we would see these rises.

Nowhere in Essex is yet at the critical rate as measured by Government but we don’t want them to get there either. So I give you three simple messages:

– If you want to retain your social and family life as now without lockdown, please socially distance and when you can’t, wear a mask

– If you want to have a strong economy flourishing again with jobs for more people, socially distance and when you can’t, wear a mask

– And if you want your children to be able to keep staying at school without having lockdown bubbles, make sure that they socially distance and when they can’t wear a mask.

Please help us to help you. Let’s all behave well and care for each other.

Socially distance and when you can’t, wear a mask