Areas of greater manchester and lancashire are to get extra testing and military support after a rise in covid cases. the measures include advice to minimise travel in and out of the affected areas. the health secretary announced the plans to mps. this includes rapid response teams, putting this includes rapid response teams, putting an this includes rapid response teams, putting an extra testing, military surmort, putting an extra testing, military support, and supervised in school testing support, and supervised in school testing i support, and supervised in school testing. i want to encourage everyone testing. i want to encourage everyone in manchester and lancashire to get the tests on offer~ we ll be looking at what the measures will mean for the areas affected and for the eventual lifting of covid restrictions. also this lunchtime: the death of sarah everard in march a serving metropolitan police officer pleads guilty to her kidnapping and rape.
Asked to affected areas and they will also be asked to meet indoors. sorry, to meet asked to meet indoors. sorry, to meet outdoors, rather than indoors wherever meet outdoors, rather than indoors wherever possible. the health secretary matt hancock described this as secretary matt hancock described this as a secretary matt hancock described this as a strengthened package of stmport this includes rapid response teams, putting in extra testing, military support, and supervised in school testing. i want to encourage everyone in manchester and lancashire to get the tests on offer. people here in manchester, in greater people here in manchester, in greater manchester, and in lancashire, will greet this i think with a lancashire, will greet this i think with a weary sigh of resignation and recognition with a weary sigh of resignation and recognition because many of these areas recognition because many of these areas had recognition because many of these areas had barely b
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Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the last hour, the health secretary matt hancock has announced extra testing with military support for parts of greater manchester and lancashire to help with rising cases of the delta variant, which first emerged in india. the move comes with the same travel guidance currently in place for bolton, which warns people to minimise travel in and out of the area. our correspondent dominic hughes is in manchester. what will this mean for people affected? this extended guidance has been issued this extended guidance has been issued to this extended guidance has been issued to areas seeing a spike in covid-19 issued to areas seeing a spike in covid 19 infection is linked to the delta covid 19 infection is linked to the delta or covid 19 infection is linked to the delta or indian variant, and that covers delta or indian variant, and that covers the delta or indian variant, and that covers the whole of greater manchester, all o