Travel Restrictions Repealed
I am pleased to announce that in consultation with St Mungo's, the Ministry today lifted travel restrictions for all those who are not currently experiencing symptoms of illness.
If you are ill, until you are fully recovered you should remain in quarantine and travel only if you need to go to St Mungo's. The immediate members of your household should also remain in quarantine.
However, the cure has proved effective for all of Black's victims, regardless of blood status. Moreover, the able staff at St Mungo's has managed to lay in a surplus, and as they've seen no new cases in a week and the cure appears to take effect quite rapidly when it can be administered promptly, we feel confident that life can begin to return to normal.
Accordingly:
* Travel restrictions are lifted; all healthy wizards may travel freely throughout the Protectorate.
* All restrictions on the floo network are cancelled.
* All work-at-home orders still in effect are rescinded; all healthy individuals may return to work, regardless of blood status.
* The Hogwarts quarantine is lifted, and parcels may again be received by students. (Special exemptions were made for the NEWT examiners, but the quarantine is lifted now more generally. St Mungo's will be sending a stock of the cure to the Hogwarts matron, to ensure it is on hand if needed.) Also, we expect Hogwarts to have its full complement of owls back within the week, and all of us at the Ministry are grateful to those Hogwarts students who lent their personal owls to us for the duration of the crisis.
Naturally, if you feel inclined to continue to use scourgification spells, there's no harm in continued vigilance. And we can certainly trust that Black and his agents continue to watch for signs of weakness that they may exploit; anyone with information that may indicate who Black's agents are should immediately contact MLE. With diligence and cooperation we will head off future attacks on our way of life.
Originally posted at Dreamwidth.
If you are ill, until you are fully recovered you should remain in quarantine and travel only if you need to go to St Mungo's. The immediate members of your household should also remain in quarantine.
However, the cure has proved effective for all of Black's victims, regardless of blood status. Moreover, the able staff at St Mungo's has managed to lay in a surplus, and as they've seen no new cases in a week and the cure appears to take effect quite rapidly when it can be administered promptly, we feel confident that life can begin to return to normal.
Accordingly:
* Travel restrictions are lifted; all healthy wizards may travel freely throughout the Protectorate.
* All restrictions on the floo network are cancelled.
* All work-at-home orders still in effect are rescinded; all healthy individuals may return to work, regardless of blood status.
* The Hogwarts quarantine is lifted, and parcels may again be received by students. (Special exemptions were made for the NEWT examiners, but the quarantine is lifted now more generally. St Mungo's will be sending a stock of the cure to the Hogwarts matron, to ensure it is on hand if needed.) Also, we expect Hogwarts to have its full complement of owls back within the week, and all of us at the Ministry are grateful to those Hogwarts students who lent their personal owls to us for the duration of the crisis.
Naturally, if you feel inclined to continue to use scourgification spells, there's no harm in continued vigilance. And we can certainly trust that Black and his agents continue to watch for signs of weakness that they may exploit; anyone with information that may indicate who Black's agents are should immediately contact MLE. With diligence and cooperation we will head off future attacks on our way of life.
Originally posted at Dreamwidth.