Plea to stay at home from county’s Key Workers

Frontline staff from across Kent and Medway are leading this weekend’s stay-at-home appeal to residents during the ongoing lockdown, as part of potentially life-saving measures against the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19).

A short video of key workers from across the county is aiming to flood social media channels on Friday (24 April 2020) as emergency services, local councils, health partners and essential service providers from across the Kent Resilience Forum are again uniting to remind everyone to follow the Government’s advice by staying safe at home and only going out for essentials trips.

Those taking part in the #KentTogether campaign include a Kent Police officer, an NHS nurse, a doctor, a KCC community warden, local council workers, search and rescue and coastguard volunteers, water and power company employees, and many staff who are contributing to keeping vital services running during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Councillor David Monk, Leader of Folkestone & Hythe District Council, said: “It is essential that everybody takes notice of this message from key workers across Kent and Medway. Along with our own frontline council staff they are at the very heart of helping to stop the spread of Coronavirus.

“The necessary steps we all need to take are clear and for our district that particularly means not visiting the coast for a day out at the weekend. Our beaches and coastline will still be there once this pandemic is over and we look forward to welcoming everyone back then and not before.”

Staying at home helps stop the spread of coronavirus. You must only leave your home:

• to shop for basic essentials – only when you really need to
• to do one form of exercise a day – such as a run, walk or cycle, alone or with other people you live with
• for any medical need – for example, to visit a pharmacy or deliver essential supplies to a vulnerable person
• to travel to and from work – but only where this is absolutely necessary
• When out to stay two metres (six feet) away from other people

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