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| Public urged to ‘minimise travel’ in north England’s ‘Delta’ variant hotspots in bid to control Covid strain’s spread | Public urged to ‘minimise travel’ in north England’s ‘Delta’ variant hotspots in bid to control Covid strain’s spread |
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| The UK government has warned people in Lancashire and Greater Manchester to “minimise” travelling in and out of the areas amid the rise of the so-called ‘Delta’ variant of coronavirus, first detected in India. | The UK government has warned people in Lancashire and Greater Manchester to “minimise” travelling in and out of the areas amid the rise of the so-called ‘Delta’ variant of coronavirus, first detected in India. |
| Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the new guidance on Tuesday and said the government would provide a “strengthened package of support” for the two areas of North West England. | Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the new guidance on Tuesday and said the government would provide a “strengthened package of support” for the two areas of North West England. |
| He told MPs in Parliament that extra Covid-19 testing, military assistance and supervised in-school testing would all be available to support the four million residents affected. | He told MPs in Parliament that extra Covid-19 testing, military assistance and supervised in-school testing would all be available to support the four million residents affected. |
| Similar measures have already been taken in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, the area worst affected by the Delta variant. | Similar measures have already been taken in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, the area worst affected by the Delta variant. |
| The government’s official guidance has been updated to advise people in the affected areas against meeting indoors and travelling. | The government’s official guidance has been updated to advise people in the affected areas against meeting indoors and travelling. |
| On Monday, Hancock said the Delta variant now accounts for the “vast majority” of new Covid-19 infections in the UK and that it had replaced the ‘Alpha’ variant, first detected in England, as the country’s dominant strain. | On Monday, Hancock said the Delta variant now accounts for the “vast majority” of new Covid-19 infections in the UK and that it had replaced the ‘Alpha’ variant, first detected in England, as the country’s dominant strain. |
| Experts believe the variant is up to 40% more transmissible than Alpha. As of June 3, the UK had posted 12,431 cases of Delta, according to data from Public Health England. | Experts believe the variant is up to 40% more transmissible than Alpha. As of June 3, the UK had posted 12,431 cases of Delta, according to data from Public Health England. |
| Reacting to the government’s new guidance, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham told Sky News on Tuesday that the update “is advice to the public, it is not a lockdown, it is not a ban.” | Reacting to the government’s new guidance, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham told Sky News on Tuesday that the update “is advice to the public, it is not a lockdown, it is not a ban.” |
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