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08.06.2021 - 16:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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New government advice on travel and socialising has been issued for the whole of Greater Manchester.
It comes amid a rise in cases in the region of the Delta variant first identified in India.
Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced that Greater Manchester will be handed "a strengthened package of support" to tackle the spread of the variant of concern, which will include additional testing and assistance from the military.
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Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to surge in nine of Greater Manchester's boroughs.
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Greater Manchester is poised to get extra vaccinations, military support and a school mask-wearing rule to drive down Covid rates, it is understood, as numbers have begun doubling week-on-week in most areas and hospital admissions have started to rise.