Nicola Sturgeon’s efforts to stem covid with new tighter restrictions than England have been mockingly compared by a top Tory MP to the Japanese Emperor admitting that WWII was not such a success for his country.
22.12.2021 - 12:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
New data has revealed that over 90 per cent of local areas in the UK have seen a steady increase in Covid infection rates.
Of the 377 local areas in the nation, 344 have seen a week-on-week rise while only 31 (8 per cent) have seen a fall. Two have remained unchanged.
It comes after the government refused to give a conclusive answer regarding more restrictions in England to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
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