Half of new cases in Trafford are down to the new variant as borough sees record numbers
The borough currently has the highest infection rate per 100,000 people across all 10 Greater Manchester boroughs
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Around 50pc of all new coronavirus cases in Trafford, of which there were over 1,000 this week, are down to the new, more infectious variant of the virus.
The city-region’s politicians react to Tier 3 announcement Reporter: Alice Richardson (Local Democracy Reporter) Date published: 18 December 2020
Council leaders and MPs have had their say on the region remaining in Tier 3.
Greater Manchester’s political leaders have criticised the government’s decision to place the area under the strictest coronavirus rules – but Rochdale’s leader has welcomed the news.
Trafford’s director for public health, Eleanor Roaf, said she doesn’t believe Greater Manchester is being ‘punished’.
She said: “I think really, unfortunately, in Greater Manchester we happen to have a lot of things that put our population at greater risk – more people in lower paid work, more people doing face to face work and more people in factories.
Greater Manchester expected to remain in âTier 3â under government review
Sources have told the M.E.N. that no change is expected in the region
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Unfortunately we already have an unhealthy population : Greater Manchester s leaders react to Tier 3 decision Our life expectancy and healthy life expectancy is under the national average and we have a higher proportion of people with underlying health conditions
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Large parts of south and east England move to Covid tier 3 as Bristol rules eased Peter Walker, Helen Pidd, Josh Halliday and Caelainn Barr
More than two-thirds of England faces winter under the toughest level of coronavirus restrictions after large sections of the south and east were put into tier 3, prompting anguish from local leaders.
Mayors and MPs from the north expressed disappointment after none of their regions were moved down, with some complaining they were being unfairly treated.
However, some public health chiefs took a different view, with one expressing dismay that Herefordshire had been shifted to the least stringent measures. Asked if she was pleased about the move to tier 1, Rebecca Howell-Jones, acting director of public health in Herefordshire, said: “From a public health perspective, I would have to say no, we are disappointed by this news.”