Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has urged people to "be very careful" in the coming months as he warned of a "problematic" Christmas period.
England's deputy chief medical officer said Covid-19 case rates are falling, but he is concerned that an increase in deaths suggests the infection is "starting to penetrate into older age groups".
He said two factors will determine how the pandemic plays out over winter - how much caution people exercise over the coming months and the success of the vaccination programme. READ MORE: The latest borough-by-borough Greater Manchester Covid infection rates Asked how a Christmas lockdown can be prevented, Prof Van-Tam said: “Christmas, and indeed all of the darker winter months, are potentially going to be
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk