hereThe restrictions, which come into force on Tuesday, also apply in Merseyside, Warrington, Halton, and across Lancashire, the government said.
Greater Manchester is not impacted by the new restrictions.In Blackpool, latest figures suggest cases are rising there - with 45 new confirmed infections in a week.And the infection rate has gone up in Blackpool from 22.9 cases per 100,000 in the seven days to September 6 to 32.3 cases per 100,000 in the seven days to September 13.But the town's MP has reservations at the confusing measures as people in nearby Wyre - where infection rates are similar to Blackpool - are part of the local lockdown measures.Wyre's figures have risen from 23.2 cases per 100,000 during the same time scale to.
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