Greater Manchester and Lancashire in Covid testing and vaccine push
Coronavirus vaccines and tests are being stepped up in areas of north-west England to try to deal with the rise in cases of the Delta variant.
But the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has called on the government to go further and said vaccine supplies should be given to the area earlier than planned. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said the government would continue to follow the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's advice, with the vaccine programme based on age rather than on a geographical basis.
It was always expected cases would rise at this stage - allowing indoor mixing is the move that allows the virus to spread most easily. But it is still early days. There is hope this rise could tail off - given the immunity that has built up in the population - and what has been seen in the north-west does not translate to other parts of the country.
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