coronavirus infections in Greater Manchester is a warning to the 'complacent white middle class', a health chief has said. Eleanor Roaf, the director of public health in Trafford, said that 80% of the infections recorded in the borough last week were in the white community.
She urged residents not to become complacent about the virus and 'think it's about overcrowding in ethnic minority families', the Guardian reports.
Her warning comes after a major incident was declared in Greater Manchester over the weekend due to escalating transmission rates in the region.The move is the same as would be declared in the event of a terror attack or major flood and means the region can access extra national resources if necessary.The army could be.
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