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Neil Shaw

Local lockdowns to stay in place in Leicester and North

Restrictions on household gatherings in parts of the North West, West Yorkshire, East Lancashire and Leicester will continue, the Department of Health said.

The latest data does not show a decrease in the number of cases per 100,000 people in the area and shows a continued rise in cases in Oldham and Pendle while numbers remain high in Blackburn with Darwen, the department said.

The measures will be reviewed again next week.

The measures mean people in the areas cannot visit their families or have visitors.

They cannot meet in pubs or restaurants, some businesses are closed and the lockdown easing announced for the rest of the UK will not apply here.

Areas where local measures are currently in place include:

  • City of Manchester
  • Trafford
  • Stockport
  • Oldham
  • Bury
  • Wigan
  • Bolton
  • Tameside
  • Rochdale
  • Salford
  • Blackburn with Darwen
  • Burnley
  • Hyndburn
  • Pendle
  • Preston
  • Rossendale
  • Bradford
  • Calderdale
  • Kirklees
  • Leicester
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