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The UK government on Thursday announced new restrictions in Northern England “to stop the spread of Covid-19.”
“This is in response to an increasing trend in the number of cases per 100,000 people in the area,” a release from the government read on Thursday.
People in the following areas will not be allowed to “mix with other households (apart from those in their support bubbles) in private homes or gardens” after data showed that “transmission among households is a key infection pathway in the area,” the government said.
The new measures apply to the areas of:
- Greater Manchester
- Pendle
- Hyndburn
- Burnley
- Rossendale
- Blackburn and Darwen
- Bradford
- Calderdale
- Kirklees
The new rules, which also apply to the city of Leicester in the East Midlands, allow people from these neighborhoods to still go to bars and pubs, but “two households should not go to hospitality together.”
“The spread is largely due to households meeting and not abiding to social distancing. So from midnight tonight, people from different households will not be allowed to meet each other indoors in these areas,” UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said in the release.
The UK recorded its highest daily rise in Covid-19 cases in more than a month Thursday, according to data from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
The DHSC reported 846 new coronavirus cases, the highest rise since June 28 when there were 901 new infections. There were also 38 deaths reported Thursday, compared to 36 deaths on June 28, DHSC data shows.
The government also announced lifting of restrictions in other local areas, such as in Oadby and Wigston, and on August 3, restaurants, cafes, bars and hairdressers in Leicester can reopen.
The government also urged anyone celebrating Eid al-Adha this weekend to “follow the new rules and protect the ones they love.”
