new guidance recommends people minimise travel in and out of the affected areas . residents are also being encouraged to get tested twice a week. our correspondent richard galpin has the story. in the warm summer sun, people here in manchester looking forward to the possibility of covid restrictions being lifted later this month. but, instead, they face new measures, including advice to avoid meeting indoors and to minimise nonessential travel in and out of the area. this is due to the delta variant spreading fastest in greater manchester and lancashire. some in the hospitality industry say they are going to be hit again, just weeks after reopening. it s notjust accommodation providers but also taxi drivers, we have shopkeepers, souvenir places, musical events, pubs, bars, restaurants, and, as i said before, all the rules are actually specifically don t
of coronavirus, which was first identified in india. the government has also issued new guidance which recommends people meet up outside and minimise travel into and out of the affected areas. richard galpin has the story. in the warm summer sun, people here in manchester looking forward to the possibility of covid restrictions being lifted later this month. but, instead, they face new measures, including advice to avoid meeting indoors and to minimise nonessential travel in and out of the area. this is due to the delta variant spreading fastest in greater manchester and lancashire. some in the hospitality industry say they are going to be hit againjust weeks after reopening. it s notjust accommodation providers but also taxi drivers, we have shopkeepers, souvenir places, musical events, pubs, bars, restaurants, and, as i said before, all the rules are actually specifically don t go in, or do go in. we need more clarity.
they are going to be hit againjust weeks after reopening. it s notjust accommodation providers but also taxi drivers, we have shopkeepers, souvenir places, musical events, pubs, bars, restaurants, and, as i said before, all the rules are actually specifically don t go in, or do go in. we need more clarity. the affected areas are bolton, which is already subject to surge testing, and the remaining nine boroughs of greater manchester. and also to the north of the city, blackburn and darwen, as well as most of lancashire, including burnley, preston and rossendale. in response, a big campaign of surge testing and vaccinating now under way to try to bring the situation under control, including here in kirklees, in west yorkshire. we ve had a hugely positive response. we have done over 2000 tests
souvenir places, musical events, pubs, bars, restaurants, and, as i said before, you know, until all the rules are actually specifically don t go in, or do go in, we need more clarity. the affected areas are bolton, which is already subject to surge testing, and the remaining nine boroughs of greater manchester. and also to the north of the city, blackburn and darwen, as well as most of lancashire, including burnley, preston and rossendale. in response, a big campaign of surge testing and vaccinating now under way to try to bring the situation under control, including here in kirklees, in west yorkshire. we ve had a hugely positive response. we have done over 2000 tests through the door knocking within our key priority areas. we have also undertaken around 5000 tests in some key schools where we ve seen
the new package of support includes military assistance, and supervised in school testing. new guidance recommends people minimise travel in and out of the affected areas . residents are also being encouraged to get tested twice a week. our correspondent richard galpin has the story. in the warm summer sun, people here in manchester looking forward to the possibility of covid restrictions being lifted later this month. but, instead, they face new measures, including advice to avoid meeting indoors and to minimise nonessential travel in and out of the area. this is due to the delta variant spreading fastest in greater manchester and lancashire. some in the hospitality industry say they are going to be hit again, just weeks after reopening. it s notjust accommodation providers but also taxi drivers, we have shopkeepers, souvenir places, musical events, pubs, bars, restaurants,