{"id":18417,"date":"2020-03-16T18:27:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T17:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=18417"},"modified":"2020-03-16T18:28:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T17:28:46","slug":"council-following-expert-advice-on-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2020\/03\/council-following-expert-advice-on-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Following Expert Advice on COVID 19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is   following expert government advice in response to the public health situation   surrounding COVID-19.  <\/strong>  \u00a0   <br><br>The Council is pro-actively planning for a   number of contingency measures that may be required. The Chief Executive met   with the Leaders of the Political Parties represented on the Council today   and it was agreed that they will meet on a daily basis to review the   situation.   \u00a0   <br><br>A Spokesperson said, \u201cThe Council is adhering   to all advice and guidance issued by the Government, Public Health Agency and   Department for Health and will continue to monitor the situation on a daily   basis, and will make any changes as deemed necessary by relevant authorities.<br><br>We would urge all residents to follow the   expert advice on stopping the spread of COVID-19 and take all necessary   precautions particularly regarding self-isolation and vulnerable groups. <br><br>\u201cAs part of Council efforts to contain the   virus, additional hand sanitizers and hand washing   guidance posters are in place in all public areas of Council buildings and   facilities.   \u00a0   <br><br>The Council is also offering all   employees support and advice, and is providing them with regular updates and   information via text, email and on-site and on-line notices.   \u00a0  <br><br> \u201cThe Council is considering how we   can support the community to help people who are vulnerable and isolated.  \u201cThe Council\u2019s Leisure centres are currently   open, however due to the uncertainty around COVID-19, monthly MORE membership   fees will not be charged until further notice. <br><br>MORE members can continue to   use the leisure centres and facilities. This is subject to ongoing Public   Health Agency advice which can be accessed via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publichealth.hscni.net\/\">https:\/\/www.publichealth.hscni.net\/<\/a>or   via   a link hosted on the Council website.   \u00a0   <br><br>\u201cAll Council facilities remain   open, and the Council\u2019s core events programme is unchanged. We will of course   endeavour to notify those attending third-party events at council facilities   if these are not going ahead via social media platforms.\u201d    <br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is following expert government advice in response to the public health situation surrounding COVID-19. \u00a0 The Council is pro-actively planning for a number of contingency measures that may be required. The Chief Executive met with the Leaders of the Political Parties represented on the Council today and it was agreed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2020\/03\/council-following-expert-advice-on-covid-19\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18417"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18417"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18420,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18417\/revisions\/18420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}