The biggest regional ‘blackspot’ for Covid-19 infections is now located in Tameside, figures have revealed as the number of new ‘Omicron’ variant cases reaches the hundreds.
There are now more than 200 confirmed cases of Omicron in the United Kingdom according to the UK Health and Security Agency.
However scientific experts estimate there is likely to be more than a thousand cases of the variant already circulating across the UK. READ MORE: Storm Barra hour by hour forecast as Met Office issue weather warnings The arrival of the variant sparked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to announce the rules around travel and mask wearing were being tightened up, with face coverings once again compulsory in shops and on public transport in England.