One person could be partly responsible for causing coronavirus rates in Bolton to spike, Andy Burnham has said.
The mayor revealed he had heard reports of a ‘super-spreader’ in the town who had gone out drinking after returning from holiday.
He was told that someone coming back from holiday and going out drinking “is linked to a large part of the problem”.
In a Greater Manchester coronavirus press conference today, the mayor said it could be one person responsible or a small number of people causing pubs to be shut.
He added there is a “real concern” about the extra pressure being placed on GMP as a result of people ignoring quarantine rules.
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On Tuesday, stricter lockdown measures were introduced in Bolton due to a sudden spike in cases in the town.
The Health Secretary said the decision came after a number of pubs in the town caused the virus to “spread significantly”.
Track and trace systems showed that the rise in cases was partly due to people in their 20s and 30s socialising.
Now, all hospitality businesses in the borough will be restricted to takeaway service only and venues will be required to close from 10pm to 5am.
