Ahead of next week's easing of lockdown restrictions, leaders in North Yorkshire say the COVID situation in the county is improving day by day.
The team who have been delivering North Yorkshire's response to the COVID outbreak say they have increasing confidence in the counties ability to cope with the further easing of restrictions next week.
Richard Webb from the County Council says the latest COVID Infection rate numbers are boosting that confidence.
Richard Webb says the infection rates in the county are giving confidence that residents and businesses in the county are responding well to the changes in lockdown restrictions and behaving responsibly.
North Yorkshire County Council Chief Exec, Richard Flinton, is also optimistic about the further easing of restrictions next week, saying :
"there are good reasons to be optimistic and confident about the coming months.
We can draw confidence from knowing that the average infection rate in North Yorkshire is currently 20 per 100,000, which is below the England average. We can take confidence from the high uptake for the vaccine and the increasing evidence of its effectiveness; from the high level of testing capacity available in the county; from the sterling work of health and social care services.
But we should temper this confidence with care. You may have seen or heard the messages of our Unlock Summer campaign, which is running across social media, in the local media, through businesses and on the streets of our towns. We have all worked so hard to reach this point and to put our county in a good position. That makes it all the more important that we continue to stick to the rules – especially the basics of hands, face, space and fresh air – so that we can unlock the next step on the road map and along with it a summer much more like the one we would hope to enjoy.
We should also exercise care and kindness towards others. While many of us are eager to embrace the opportunities offered from next Monday, we should be aware that some people – perhaps quite a few of us – will feel a little anxious at the prospect of society opening up again.
All of us, through our actions, can help to give people who feel that way the reassurance and confidence that will help them to re-enter everyday life fully."
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