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    WATCH: Are people in Harrogate ready for another lockdown?

    by Ami Miller Lifestyle Reporter

    | 21 Sept, 2020
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    With a rise in cases across the district and nationwide tighter restrictions looming, are people feeling concerned? Is another lockdown necessary?

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    With a rise in cases across the district and nationwide tighter restrictions looming, are people feeling concerned? Is another lockdown necessary?

    The Stray Ferret has been speaking to people in Harrogate ahead of the Cobra emergency committee meeting on Tuesday morning and a statement from the Prime Minister to the House of Commons later in the day.

    It is expected that he will introduce tighter restrictions to try and curb the virus. During Monday's Downing Street briefing, the government's chief scientific adviser said that the UK could see 50,000 new cases per day if action was not taken.

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    Responses in Harrogate were mixed, with some saying they were happy to do whatever was needed to reduce the rise in cases, and others raising concerns about the economy.

    So far, cases since the start of the pandemic have reached a total of 919 in the Harrogate district with 19 new infections over the weekend.

    Last week, North Yorkshire declared a “major incident” amid an increase in coronavirus cases in the county.