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People in Bolton will not be able to socialize with people from other households after coronavirus restrictions were tightened in the city.
Restaurants will also be restricted to take out food and places will have to close from 10 am to 5 am depending on the measures.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the stricter restrictions in a statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday.
He said: “Unfortunately, after improving for several weeks, we have seen a very significant increase in cases in Bolton. Bolton is up to 120 cases per 100,000 people, the highest case rate in the country and I am publishing the data behind the decisions. we have taken “.
The UK government considers imposing quarantine measures on other arrivals from other countries when their weekly rate of new cases rises above 20 per 100,000 people.
The health secretary said the increase in cases in Bolton is due “in part to the socialization of people in their 20s and 30s.”
He added: “We know this from contact tracing.
“And through our contact tracing system, we have identified a number of pubs where the virus has spread significantly.”
Hancock added that visitor restrictions at Bolton nursing homes will be implemented as part of the stricter measures.
He told MPs: “We are also implementing additional measures, including visitor restrictions, to restrict the spread of the virus to nursing homes and hospitals in Bolton and I want to thank the Bolton Council leaders who are doing an outstanding job in very difficult circumstances. “
In other coronavirus developments:
- It is understood that officials They are considering reducing the number of people who can meet indoors in England. The current limit is 30, but it could be lowered as a result of the peak current in cases
- England’s deputy chief medical officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, said there has been an increase in coronavirus cases because people have become “too relaxed.”
- Dr. David Nabarro, special envoy of the World Health Organization for the global response to COVID-19, said a second wave is coming
- Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said the recent increase in the number of coronavirus cases is “concerning” and that it is essential that people follow the government’s guidelines.
- Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething has said a local coronavirus lockdown is being imposed in Caerphilly because there is evidence of “community transmission” in the area.
- Restrictions on home visiting in the western parts of Scotland have been extended for another week to include East Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire as well.
- There were an additional 2,948 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK at 9am Monday, following the 2,948 reported on Sunday, which was the largest daily figure since May.
- Just over 57,400 COVID-19 related deaths have now been recorded in the UK, according to figures from official data sources.
- Aviation industry leaders have urged the government to commit to a coronavirus testing regime for international arrivals, after a new regional approach to England’s quarantine policy was announced.
Mr. Hancock added: “And I want to say this to everyone who lives directly in Bolton: I know how anxious this can be and I know the impact these measures will have.
“We ask you to step back from a time when we all just want to move on with our lives and what we love and get back to normal. But we must take this crucial step to keep the virus at bay.
“Because, as we’ve seen elsewhere, if we act early and control the virus, we can save lives.”
The health secretary continued: “Now I know that social distancing can be difficult and that it can be very difficult for students starting college, but please stick with it and do your part to control this virus.”
Eight other people who tested positive for coronavirus died at a hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 29,619, NHS England said Tuesday.
The patients were between 43 and 92 years old and all had known underlying health problems.
The dates of the deaths were between September 5 and 7.
Three other deaths were reported with no positive COVID-19 test result.
