Hospitality will be restricted to takeaways only in Bolton and late night restrictions will be placed on operating hours, which require that all venues will have to close from 10pm to 5am.

The measures have been announced by the Health Secretary Matt Hancock in the Commons who also said that care home and hospital visiting restrictions will be put in place.

“The rise in cases in Bolton is partly due to socialising by people in their twenties and thirties. And through our contact tracing system we’ve identified a number of pubs in which the virus has been spread”

Addressing MP’s Hancock said that today’s ONS figures show that the weekly coronavirus deaths have dropped to the lowest number since mid-March and the latest amount of daily deaths is three.

”However we have seen a concerning rise in the number of cases, especially among young people.“

“So it is critical that we maintain our collective commitment to fighting this virus, and social distancing is the first line of defence.While young people are less likely to die from coronavirus, be in no doubt that they are still at risk. The long term risks can be terrible and of course they can infect others.

A spokesperson for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority said:

“This decision was taken by the Government in consultation with Bolton Council. Neither the Mayor nor the Council leaders of the nine other boroughs in the city-region were involved. We recognise the serious situation in Bolton and have offered any support they may need.”

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