Mayors in UK to get more control over COVID-19 test-and-trace: Sunday Times

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Mayors in UK to get more control over COVID-19 test-and-trace: Sunday Times

 

FILE PHOTO: A health worker holds a swab stick before conducting a test for COVID-19 at a Stoke-on-Trent City Council facility at Fenton Manor Sports Complex amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent Britain October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Carl Recine

 

(Reuters) - Mayors in the UK will be given more control over a coronavirus test-and-trace system as the national government attempts to secure their backing for tough new lockdown rules that are due on Monday, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.

 

The mayors will be able to deploy new local volunteers to knock on doors and ask people to self-isolate, the newspaper said, adding that the plan's details were discussed on Saturday between Downing Street and the mayors.

 

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a statement to parliament on Monday about potential new lockdown restrictions, after lawmakers were handed more say over COVID-19 rules.

 

Leaders of major cities in northern England on Saturday asked for more generous economic support for workers and businesses facing local lockdowns, saying the government's current proposals would wreak economic hardship on their citizens.

 

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-10-11

 

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[blazes]

The only way to get Lockdown accepted is to have the mayors and councils of individual cities to act on the medical figures.  Far better than living  in Carlisle and having Downing St tell you how to live your life.

[connda]

Mayors in the UK get more control to lead the UK into medical totalitarianism.

[connda]

5 hours ago, blazes said:

The only way to get Lockdown accepted is to have the mayors and councils of individual cities to act on the medical figures.  Far better than living  in Carlisle and having Downing St tell you how to live your life.

It will be interesting to see how the North votes in the next elections.

[Chomper Higgot]

6 hours ago, blazes said:

The only way to get Lockdown accepted is to have the mayors and councils of individual cities to act on the medical figures.  Far better than living  in Carlisle and having Downing St tell you how to live your life.

And what legal powers do mayors possess to act?

 

Another poorly thought out policy, unless of course it’s purpose is to transfer accountability, in which case let’s congratulate Cummings on a master stroke.

[Knocker33]

I hope it's not going down the same route as Australia. Where you have people like dictator  Dan. Mind you you have people like ***ty khan in the UK