The Queen has cancelled her traditional Christmas plans at Sandringham, due to Covid fears.
03.12.2021 - 20:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It is 'highly probable' that an Omicron Covid-19 case has been discovered at a Bolton primary school, officials say.
Staff and students at Heathfield Primary, off St Helens Road in Daubhill, will go through a targeted testing regime.
This is the third 'highly probable' case of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus discovered in Bolton after two other people were flagged as likely to have contracted the new variant earlier this week.
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