Coronavirus: Hull mobile testing unit locations this week 12th October 2020 A mobile testing unit has been deployed to different areas around the region to make it easier for people to get tested for coronavirus closer to home. The mobile testing unit moves around the region offering testing strictly by appointment only. The mobile testing unit will be at the following locations this week – Tuesday […] Read more Coronavirus News Public Health Hull mobile testing unit
Hull City Council takes action against businesses that flaunt 10pm curfew 7th October 2020 Hull City Council is bringing enforcement action against bars, pubs, restaurants and takeaways that remain open after the 10pm curfew. The government brought in strict rules last month announcing that hospitality businesses had to close at 10pm as part of plans to limit the spread of coronavirus. Takeaways can still deliver food until 5am, but […] Read more Coronavirus News Public Health Councillor Mike ThompsonPublic Protection Hull
Hull City Council welcomes new Director of Children’s Services 7th October 2020 Hull City Council has appointed Pauline Turner as the new permanent Director of Children’s Services. Pauline will take over from Niki Clemo, who has been interim Director for the past eight months, at the end of the year. Pauline has 25 years’ experience as a statutory children’s social work practitioner, manager and leader. She has […] Read more Children and families Coronavirus Education and Learning News Director of children's servicesImprovement plan for children's servicesPauline Turner
Latest weekly coronavirus rate for Hull 5th October 2020 Hull’s Director of Public Health has urged every person in the city to do their bit to halt the spread of Coronavirus as the local seven-day rate of confirmed cases climbed from 17.3 to 31.8 in a week. That figure compares with a rate in England of 67.9 per 100,000 of population and with 102.7 […] Read more Coronavirus News Public Health Hull coronavirus rateJulia Weldon
Latest weekly coronavirus rate for Hull 29th September 2020 The latest seven-day rate of confirmed coronavirus cases in Hull is 17.3 per 100,000 of the population. That figure compares with a rate in England of 49.7 per 100,000 of population and with 70.3 per 100,000 across the Yorkshire and Humber region. Julia Weldon, Director of Public Health for Hull, said: “Whilst our coronavirus rate […] Read more Coronavirus News Public Health Hull coronavirus rateJulia Weldon
Coronavirus: Hull mobile testing unit locations this week 29th September 2020 A mobile testing unit has been deployed to different areas around the region to make it easier for people to get tested for coronavirus closer to home. The mobile testing unit moves around the region offering testing strictly by appointment only. The mobile testing unit will be at the following locations this week – Tuesday […] Read more Coronavirus News Public Health Hull mobile testing unit
Families encouraged to follow coronavirus guidance for benefit of school community 28th September 2020 Hull City Council is urging parents and guardians to be aware of Coronavirus symptoms, and to only book a test for a child if they have one or more of these symptoms: a high temperature a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or three or more coughing […] Read more Children and families Coronavirus Education and Learning News Councillor Peter ClarkHull Learning Partnership
Businesses urged to take extra steps to stop and control coronavirus spread 25th September 2020 Businesses in Hull are being urged to implement new measures to help stop and control the spread of coronavirus. The government has launched the NHS’s Covid-19 contact-tracing app, which allows people to register and ‘check-in’ when they visit a business. Users can ‘check-in’ to venues by scanning QR codes using a phone’s camera, which creates […] Read more Coronavirus News Public Health Councillor Mike ThompsonNHS appPublic Protection
NHS Covid-19 app now available in Hull 24th September 2020 Today, people in Hull can download the NHS COVID-19 app following a nationwide launch. The app is designed to limit the spread of Coronavirus and make it easier to find and alert those an infected person has been in contact with. Part of NHS Test and Trace, the app has been trialled in the London […] Read more Coronavirus Public Health Coronavirushull covid appnhs covid appTest and Trace
Latest weekly coronavirus rate for Hull 22nd September 2020 The latest seven-day rate of confirmed coronavirus cases in Hull is 7.7 per 100,000 of the population. That figure compares with a rate in England of 33.0 per 100,000 of population and with 47.1 per 100,000 across the Yorkshire and Humber region. Julia Weldon, Director of Public Health for Hull, said: “It is essential we […] Read more Coronavirus News Public Health Hull coronavirus rateJulia Weldon
Preventative action for Hull schools to help reduce spread of coronavirus 18th September 2020 The Hull Learning Partnership, in conjunction with Hull City Council is taking preventative action against coronavirus by agreeing that school staff, and secondary pupils across the city are expected to wear face coverings in certain situations from Monday 21 September. The decision has been made because of the rising number of cases. Helen Christmas, public […] Read more Children and families Coronavirus Education and Learning News Hull Learning Partnership
Kelvin Hall Academy extension provides 250 additional school places 18th September 2020 Work has been completed on a two-storey extension to Kelvin Hall Academy in Hull. The extension is part of a programme of works to increase the number of secondary school places for children in the city, and improve the quality of the learning environment. Hull City Council, in partnership with Hull Esteem Consortium, and their […] Read more Children and families Coronavirus Education and Learning News Councillor Peter ClarkHull Esteem ConsortiumKelvin Hall School
