BOLTON residents have been urged to remain vigilant and continue to be cautious ahead of the latest phase in the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown. Whilst the easing of restrictions will be welcomed by residents and businesses alike, Bolton’s COVID infection rate is on the rise and communities are being advised to remain cautious. Leader of Bolton Council, Councillor David Greenhalgh said that this was essential to preventing any future lockdowns. He said: “Yes, our rates of the Indian Variant are going up, but while hospitalisations remain low and all evidence points to the effectiveness of the vaccine , the administration’s message to Government is ‘do not lock us down. Do not take us out of the road map.
Ministers urged to vaccinate over-16s in âhigh-riskâ areas as Bolton sees sharp rise in cases of Indian variant
Greater Manchester is also still trying to persuade government to provide extra money to help people self isolate, as Bolton s rate nearly doubled in a week. There are no signs so far that the lockdown roadmap will be delayed in the town.
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image captionThere were 245 positive tests in Bolton in the week ending 1 May
Surge testing is to be rolled out in Bolton, which has one of the highest rates of the India variant of Covid in England.
Everyone living or working in the Rumworth, Deane or Great Lever areas is being urged to get tested.
There were 245 positive tests in Bolton in the week ending 1 May.
The council is setting up mobile testing units at Memory Lane Wedding Venue, Gilnow Lane and Makkah Mosque in Grecian Crescent.
Home testing kits will also be available for collection and return at Deane Road Temple.
Bolton s public health officers going door to door today as concern over Indian variant of covid grows
A coronavirus social distancing sign in front of Bolton Town Hall in Victoria Square PUBLIC health officers in Bolton are today visiting homes in the borough today in a bid to control the spread of the Indian variant of Covid. Residents living in Rumworth, Deane and Great Lever are being told to expect a knock on the door. They will be told about new measures in place to stop the transmission of the variant. Bolton has one of the highest rates of the Indian mutation, now categorised as a variant of concern .
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The latest figures from Public Health England showed 89 cases of Covid-19 for every 100,000 people last week, up 78 per cent compared to the week before
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Bolton has the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester (Image: ABNM Photography)
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