Business leaders have reacted to Coventry and Warwickshire moving into Tier 4 Covid-19 restrictions.
The region will be moved into the new level of restrictions on Thursday and the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce wants the Government to ensure firms are given enough support to help them survive and then recover.
Louise Bennett, chief executive of the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “As we have said from the outset of the pandemic, health must come first but the latest restrictions to hit the region mean even more businesses will have to close their doors and it’s vitally important that Government continues to help firms to get through this.
“With the roll-out of the vaccine underway and the approval of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, companies across Coventry and Warwickshire can see a light at the end of the tunnel so it’s crucial that as many businesses as possible survive the difficult weeks ahead.
“Then, there needs to be a short, medium and long-term plan to build a sustained economic recovery after the most devastating downturn any of us have seen. Government must work with business to help create that plan.”