THE government has drawn up a list of 20 councils facing the worst coronavirus outbreaks in England. Leaked classified documents reveal the at risk areas – including six councils branded as c…
The list of 20 councils are ranked by how many cases have been detected per 100,000 people on average, the percentage of positive tests and other virus metrics.
If this the figure is then passed within a council area, special measures would then be considered to stop the spread of the virus. Councils are said to be lobbying for a "graded response" to changing infection rates rather than hard lockdowns. It also includes numbers of community outbreaks, where coronavirus infections are found in a single setting such as a workplace.
Gatherings were banned, shops were closed, and people ordered to stay home when the UK was first placed into lockdown on March 23.
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