Hertfordshire County Council outlines coronavirus outbreak plan

The council has written an open letter to all Hertfordshire residents reassuring them about its COVID-19 Hertfordshire Local Outbreak Plan.

It's designed to help prevent outbreaks of COVID-19 wherever possible and manage them if they do occur.

In a joint statement from council leader, Cllr David Williams; leader of East Herts Council, Linda Haysey; and director of public health for the county, Jim McManus, they said "you may have seen that other areas of the country have had to impose local lockdowns.

"We want to reassure you we too have a plan for Hertfordshire. Our local plan builds on our existing health protection plans and puts in place measures to contain any potential COVID-19 outbreak within Hertfordshire and protect all of our health."

The statement went on to say: "Although current lockdown restrictions are now being gradually lifted, COVID-19 is far from over and it is still circulating widely in our community. We need you to keep playing your part, to keep up preventive measures until we have finally stopped this virus circulating."

And they thanked residents for social distancing, regularly hand washing, as well as self-isolating, adding: "We now ask that you continue to do this vital work in order for our local outbreak plan to be effective.

To read the county council's Local Outbreak Plan in full visit here