Health
Covid-19 cases doubled under most local lockdowns in England – The Irish Times
Concern grows that restrictions are confusing and done ‘on the cheap’
Coronavirus cases have doubled in the majority of English cities and towns that are subject to long-term local lockdowns, amid growing concern that restrictions are confusing and done on the cheap.
In 11 out of 16 English cities and towns where restrictions were imposed nine weeks ago, the infection rate has at least doubled, with cases in five areas of Greater Manchester rising faster than the England average in that time.
In Wigan, cases have risen from seven per 100,000 residents to 102 in …
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