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Council boss warns of 'nightmare before Christmas' unless people 'pull together' in Omicron fight

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The leader of Rochdale council has warned the borough could face ‘a nightmare before Christmas’ as Omicron cases rocket across the country.

The new coronavirus variant is highly transmissible, and has already become the dominant strain in Manchester. It is likely to ‘outpace’ the Delta form of the disease in the UK according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). READ MORE : School closes almost a week early as Covid hits all-but nine classroom staff In Rochdale health bosses say that, while vaccines give hope, Covid cases remain high and are rapidly increasing.

Figures for the week to December 11, show the borough's infection rate stands at 463.2 cases per 100,000 people - lower than the England average, but a six per cent rise ‘week on

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