Gogglebox stars Tom and Julie Malone have told fans of their eventful flight back to Manchester Airport after jetting off to Dublin this weekend for a mini-break.
05.04.2022 - 16:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The continuing mayhem at Manchester Airport is an example of the damage the re-emergence of Covid is doing to our working age population, Wigan’s director of public health has said.
Professor Kate Ardern addressed the Health and Social Care Scrutiny Committee at Wigan Town Hall with concern as she delivered her latest update on Covid and revealed a sub-variant of Omicron was now hitting hard and spreading fast.
The sub-variant is causing fatigue which is lasting for 5-10 days, it has been reported.
One of the age groups most affected is the working age people - and she used the current staffing issues at Manchester Airport as a key example of how Covid absences are causing an impact on day to day life. The Airport has been besieged by issues in recent days caused by staff shortages and the relaxation of travel restrictions.
“Covid-19 is rapidly rising across the North West,” Prof Kate Ardern said.
“We [Wigan] are not the highest in the North West, that is Cumbria and Lancashire. We are the fourth highest in Greater Manchester and we are seeing a rise in our over 60’s rates.
“This is an under-representation [of the number of cases in reality] because we have had a change because as of April 1 lateral flow tests are not available for free. We are also seeing a rise in cases in the workforce population.
“You are seeing the issues at Manchester Airport at the moment because of this as well as a rise in admissions to hospital.
"Covid is absolutely not over.”
The director of public health for Wigan is openly critical of the decision to remove free lateral flow tests and explained that it only made sense to do this if rates were decreasing - but they are not.
She went on to say that this increase in cases has caused staffing
Gogglebox stars Tom and Julie Malone have told fans of their eventful flight back to Manchester Airport after jetting off to Dublin this weekend for a mini-break.
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Airport bosses have apologised as passengers faced delays on 'Manic Monday'. Holidaymakers using Manchester Airport were met with queues of up to 90 minutes through security on the last day of the Easter bank holiday.
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Chaotic scenes have been reported at Manchester Airport this morning as the ongoing Easter travel disruption continues. Passengers attempting to get away for the bank holiday weekend have been met with snaking queues and heavy delays all week.
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A family missed their Barcelona flight to celebrate a Ruby wedding anniversary due to Manchester Airport queues - and say they had to fork out £614 for new tickets to salvage their trip. Mike Turner, 41, had travelled to the hub from Stockport with his husband Luke Hartbottle and parents Tom and Marie Turner, on a special holiday to celebrate 40 years since their marriage. The easyJet tickets, he says, had set him back around £630.
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