Some restrictions in Leicester will remain in place after it became the first city in Britain to be placed in a local lockdown on June 29. But was a full lockdown ever justified? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
From midnight on 31 July, lockdown will be tightened in parts of northern England.
Separate households in Greater Manchester, East Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire will not be allowed to meet indoors due to an “increasing rate of transmission” identified in those areas.
This announcement came as the prime minister warned that coronavirus cases are “bubbling up” in 30 towns across Britain and there are between 10 and 30 places which could be at risk of tough lockdowns to get the virus under control.
Leicester was the first city in Britain to be placed under a local lockdown on June 29 and Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed restrictions in Leicester will remain in place. But how successful has the city’s lockdown been? And was a full lockdown ever justified?
Newsnight has monitored data from hospital admissions and deaths in the city to investigate whether the city should still remain under such a strict lockdown.
Health Correspondent Deb Cohen reports.
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