Thousands of homes were knocked on and more than 800 residents tested by Oldham’s engagement and door to door testing teams following a second Covid-19 spike.Throughout the first two weeks of August, cases of coronavirus began to increase again in the borough after having reduced down to single figures in July.The government considered putting in Oldham under a ‘Leicester style’ lockdown, with hospitality and leisure venues, as well as non essential businesses closed.However local leaders were able to successfully argue that new measures they were taking on the ground would be enough to quell the spike.The borough was instead placed under tougher restrictions around households socialising but avoided an economic shutdown, which council.
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