UK News Warning of 'disaster' if Oldham is put in local lockdown - here's what the data is saying

A teacher, wearing a face shield as a precaution against the coronavirus outbreak, speaks to her students in a makeshift classroom at her residence in Tangerang, Indonesia, on Aug. 10.

A Vietnamese woman carries a stuffed animal while boarding a repatriation flight from Singapore to Vietnam, at Changi Airport in Singapore on Aug. 7.

Two women in traditional kimonos wear face masks as they visit Sensō-ji temple in Tokyo, Japan on Aug. 7.

A man walks past a sign on a truck in Melbourne, Australia, on Aug. 5.

An artist gives finishing touches to a mural depicting frontline workers, in Kolkata, India, on Aug. 5.

Pilgrims wearing face masks and keeping social distance perform Tawaf around Kaaba during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on July 31.

A sanitation worker wearing personal protective equipment disinfects common areas of a public school in Brasilia, Brazil, on July 31.

‘Very real threat’ of local lockdown in Oldham – council leader

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said that he would be writing to Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Wednesday.Labour councillor Sean Fielding told reporters that a local lockdown, which has not been ruled out by the Health Secretary, was being considered by the Government.

That combination of experience externally and experience in the NHS and then over the past several months she has been running NHS Test and Trace and It was important that the new arrangements recognised the need for an “effective, well-resourced” public health system, she told PA Media.

GOOD news for Leicester as some restrictions of their local lockdown are set to be eased. Oldham could be just 48 hours away from a “catastrophic” local lockdown , The Guardian reports. Austria is expanding its travel warning for the Spanish mainland to include the Balearic islands, such as

A municipal employee teaches a user to use the thermometer of a Transmetro station in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on July 31.

Bar and restaurant owners demonstrate asking the government to allow them to reopen their businesses given the difficult economic situation they are going through during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Cali, Colombia, on July 31.

Anthony Fauci (R), director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Representative Carolyn Maloney wear protective masks while greeting each other with an elbow bump in Washington, D.C., U.S., on July 31.

A man wearing a face mask has his temperature checked before being allowed to go into Manchester Central Mosque in England on July 31.

A healthcare worker passes paperwork to a woman in a vehicle at a COVID-19 testing site outside of Marlins Park in Miami, Florida, U.S., on July 27.

A disinfection worker wearing protective gear sprays disinfectant on a medical worker after they perform mass swab tests for the coronavirus disease at a boarding school in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on July 29.

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Oldham and Northampton are currently recording the highest seven-day rates for new cases.The figures, for the seven days to August 17, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).

Health bosses warned that all local the current lockdowns were "under constant consideration". And in 'areas of intervention' detailed action plans are put in place to combat the spread of infection Cases are still surging in Oldham and Pendle - which have both been hit with lockdown restrictions.

However, he stressed that areas with rising cases - like Oldham - would not have the curbs dropped. Andy Burnham said there has been a 'flattening' in cases in the regions. He said areas with low The first local lockdown was declared in Leicester, which included measures for non-essential

People watch a film from their respective boats on the opening night of 'Barch-in,' Italy's first drive-in with boats, in Venice on July 28. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, up to 50 boats and 200 people are allowed each evening to take part in the 'Barch-in' event, which runs from July 28 to Aug. 1.

Customers sit with a teddy bear used to keep social distancing measures at a restaurant in Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City, Mexico, on July 26.

Nurses in PPE kits discuss before they start their duty of door-to-door screening in Pune, India, on July 20.

A woman wearing a face mask walks at the Trocadero Palace near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on July 10.

Paramedics gather outside the North Melbourne public housing complex, where nine towers had been placed under hard lockdown, in Australia on July 8.

A municipal funeral home worker watches the live news showing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announcing his positive result of the COVID-19 test, in Curitiba, Brazil, on July 7, 2020.

A doctor clad in protective gear measures the temperature of a woman during a house-to-house new coronavirus testing campaign in Avircato, Bolivia, on July 7.

A view of a newly built hospital to treat COVID-19 patients at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai, India, on July 7. India on July 6 became the country with the third-highest coronavirus caseload in the world.

Covid will be present 'FOREVER', warns SAGE scientist

Professor Sir Mark Walport said that, like flu, repeat inoculations will be required to control outbreaks in the UK - but Covid-19 will never be 'eradicated by vaccination' like smallpox was.Professor Sir Mark Walport, who is a member of the Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said that, like flu, repeat inoculations will be required to control outbreaks - but Covid-19 will never be 'eradicated by vaccination' like smallpox was.

Women eat lunch in a social-distancing greenhouse dining pod in the former parking lot of the Lady Byrd Cafe in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on July 7.

A football match between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur is played at an empty Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on July 6.

Visitors hold reproductions of the Mona Lisa outside the Louvre Museum as it reopens its doors following a 16-week closure due to lockdown measures, in Paris, France, on July 6.

Serbian army soldiers prepare a makeshift field hospital to accommodate patients infected by COVID-19 inside the Belgrade Arena in Serbia on July 6.

Passengers wear protective face masks while riding a bus in Tirana, Albania, on July 6, as public transport resumes after a closure of some four months due to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic. 

People get tested by Australian Defense Force (ADF) personnel for COVID-19 at a drive-through testing site at Flemington, which sits on the border of a hotspot suburb, in Melbourne, Australia, on July 4.

A clown, wearing a face shield, welcomes visitors at Tibidabo Amusement Park on the first day of its reopening in Barcelona, Spain, on July 4. The amusement park reopened for the first time since March 14 under strict sanitary security measures, including mandatory wearing of face masks, maintaining of social distancing between people or family units, following hand hygiene protocol and capacity restrictions with tickets booked in advance.

Failure of test and trace system to blame for rising COVID cases in worst-hit areas, Andy Burnham says

The failure of the government's test and trace system is responsible for rising cases in the country's worst-hit towns, the mayor of Greater Manchester has said. © Getty A sign shows where to turn to enter a COVID-19 testing centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester Andy Burnham spoke to Sky News on Saturday as six areas in Greater Manchester feature in Public Health England's "watchlist" of places where the number of coronavirus cases is a cause for concern.

A Palestinian worker wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant to sanitize a street in Hebron, West Bank, on June 28.

A social distancing sign warning of keeping two meters apart is seen in Porthcawl, Wales, on June 24. 

Personnel of the National Health Service perform Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests on the population to detect COVID-19 cases in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, on June 13.

A worker sanitizes the railings surrounding the General Hospital's triage area for COIVD-19 patients in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 12.

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample during public testing conducted at a market in Bali, Indonesia, on June 12.

A firefighter sprays disinfectant as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 in a containment zone in Chennai, India, on June 11.

To preserve students' health, teachers get tested for COVID-19 in Salerno, Italy, on June 9.

Health workers from the city of Melgaço arrive at a small riverside community, where families live without electricity, to give medical care to its residents, in Brazil, on June 9.

A caretaker cleans the floor at the Durgiana Temple after the government eased a nationwide lockdown, in Amritsar, India, on June 7.

An officer enforces social distancing at the entrance of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 7.

A man delivers bread to a woman at the Santa Cruz neighborhood in Medellin, Colombia, on June 6.

A traveler queues for check-in on an Air Austral flight to Paris, France, from Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on June 5, as measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 are maintained on Mayotte over concerns about the continued spread of the virus there.

Manchester mayor says Covid restrictions are driving down infections

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said the strict coronavirus restrictions are working and seeing coronavirus infection figures beginning to 'move in the right direction'.The Greater Manchester mayor told the BBC that the numbers were beginning to 'move in the right direction' and hoped more boroughs could soon be released from restrictions.

A member of the 'Torcida Urubuzada' (soccer fans) of Flamengo delivers food donations amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 5.

Officials of the ministry of health spray disinfectant at a market in Toamasina, Madagascar, on June 4.

An organ grinder waits for a delivery of donated groceries in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 4.

Local authorities interview residents at the Santa Cruz neighborhood in Medellin, Colombia, on June 1, during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

People are seen inside a movie theater during its reopening, in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 1, after the Thai government eased isolation measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Muslims pray spaced apart to help curb the spread of the coronavirus during a Friday prayer at the Al Barkah Grand Mosque in Bekasi, Indonesia, on May 29. Muslims in some parts of Indonesia attended Friday prayers as mosques closed by the coronavirus for weeks were allowed to start reopening in the world's most populous Muslim nation.

People sit in circles painted as guidelines for social distancing at the Domino Park in New York City, New York, U.S., on May 24.

Staff at Suleymaniye Mosque perform a morning prayer in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 24.

Empty chairs are placed for worshipers on Notre Dame de la Garde basilica's terrace before the first public mass after France eased lockdown measures, in Marseille, France, on May 24.

A worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfects Jamaica market in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 23.

A worker disinfects an area of El Angel crematorium, in Lima, Peru, on May 21.

A railway official checks body temperature of a passenger before boarding a train at the Karachi Cantonment railway station in Pakistan on May 20, as train services resumed ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival after the government eased a nationwide lockdown.

A woman disinfects an employee before starting her shift at a leather goods factory in Bogota, Colombia, on May 19.

Healthcare workers acknowledge the applause as people thank them with a clapping tribute outside the Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid, Spain, on May 17.

A university graduate student receives a paper copy of her diploma from a neighbor, as they adhere to social distancing norms, at a surprise graduation party, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on May 17.

Men wearing protective overalls and masks clean the statue of St. Peter during the sanitation of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on May 15.

People wear protective masks as they watch a movie at a drive-in theater in Amenia, New York, U.S., on May 15.

A nurse points to a firefighter holding a "thank you" sign as she leaves at the end of her shift at a hospital in South San Francisco, California, U.S., on May 14.

A health agency official, seen alongside his disinfectant dispenser, rests by the entrance to a public toilet as other colleagues conduct polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for COVID-19, at a bus station in Bandung, Indonesia, on May 13.

A girl wearing a face mask waits to enter the Disneyland amusement park in Shanghai, China, on May 11.

A Catholic priest gives holy communion to a woman at a drive-through system on Mother's Day, in Curitiba, Brazil, on May 10.

A railway staff checks the temperature of a migrant worker at a train terminus before he prepares to board a train for his journey back home during a nationwide lockdown, in Mumbai, India, on May 8.

People wear face masks and sit on designated seats on a metro car as a preventive measure, in Medellin, Colombia, on May 4.

A heart is projected on the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 3.

City workers fumigate a street to help contain the spread of coronavirus in La Paz, Bolivia, on April 2.

Municipal workers disinfect the streets to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Villa Nueva, Guatemala, on April 30.

Medics treating coronavirus patients ride in a bus on the way to their duty in Moscow, Russia, on April 29.

A woman stops to view a public art installation aimed at turning boarded-up shopfronts into works of art in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on April 28.

A man dressed as "Yamraj," the Hindu mythical angel of death, campaigns to raise awareness on the importance of staying home and maintaining social distancing during an event organised by the police in New Delhi, India, on April 28.

Members of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency and Colombian Army distribute food and other items to families in the rural areas of Ubaque in Colombia on April 27.

A staff member, with a face mask on, trains dolphins at a conservation center in Bali, Indonesia on April 28.

Employees wearing face masks and shields style customers' hair at a salon in Tokyo, Japan, on April 28.

Decorated rocks with messages are offered at a child's stand in Lawrence, Kansas, U.S., on April 27. 

People wearing face masks form a queue to enter an office building in Beijing, China, on April 28.

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a coronavirus response news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 27.

A 14-year-old celebrates her birthday with a drive-by party outside her home in Pico Rivera, California, U.S., on April 27.

Job seekers wear face masks and maintain social distance before an exam in Seoul, South Korea, on April 25.

A passenger wearing a protective face mask is seen in a subway train passing in front of the Eiffel Tower, as the lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak continues, in Paris, France, on April 24.

Students sit for the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams in Hong Kong on April 24. Temperature checks and social distancing measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19 have been put in place in the schools for over 50,000 candidates who will sit for the DSE examination this year.

An aerial view shows the Grand Mosque deserted on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on April 24.

A staff member wearing a face shield talks to a bank teller at a counter where a plastic curtain is installed in order to prevent infections, at the Higashinakano branch of MUFG Bank in Tokyo, Japan, on April 24.

A woman wears a mask as she prays before sunrise under the light of a street lamp outside the closed St. George Church, at the start of the feast day of St. George, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 23.

The screen of the Hard Rock Cafe is illuminated in blue as part of the "Light It Blue" initiative to honor healthcare workers in New York City, New York, U.S., on April 23.

A crew member of the Ruby Princess cruise liner gestures from a bus in Port Kembla, some 49.7 miles (80 kilometres) south of Sydney, Australia, on April 23, before beginning the process of repatriation to their home countries.

Citizens arrive at the Ankara airport in Turkey on April 23 after a Turkish Airlines plane evacuated 279, along with 50 German nationals with kinship ties stranded in Germany.

Medical personnel jump in the air in the COVID-19 unit of the CHR Centre Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle Hospital in Liege, Belgium, on April 22.

A teacher gives instructions to students on how to wear a face mask at Escuela 30, a rural school that has resumed classes after a month, in San Jose, Uruguay, on April 22.

Notes and supplies are seen in a break room at the Red Lion Hotel, currently one of Downtown Emergency Service Center's temporary shelter locations to increase social distancing, in Renton, Washington, U.S., on April 22.

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) watches as Dr. Anthony Fauci heads to the podium to answer a question during the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 22.

A woman is seen in a protective suit as she waits to board a train heading to Shanghai, at Wuhan Railway Station in China on April 21. 

A fireman sprays disinfectant at a gas pump in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 20.

A "Thank You" message is seen for medical workers on the windows of a building in New York City, New York, U.S., on April 20. 

An anti-stay-at-home demonstrator holds a sign in Augusta, Maine, U.S., on April 20.

Healthcare workers clap and wave as Toronto Police and the city's frontline responders pay tribute to healthcare workers in Toronto, Canada on April 19.

A man dressed up as Batman gives a birthday cake to a child wearing face mask in front of his home, in Monterrey, Mexico on April 18.

Candles are lit in the shape of a giant cross in memory of coronavirus victims, in Zella-Mehlis, Germany, on April 17.

An Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) wearing personal protective equipment walks out of the Cobble Hill Health Center nursing home during the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., on April 17.