Oldham boss on how council is tackling Covid - and why celebrities are part of the strategy
the borough was placed under tighter lockdown restrictions after its coronavirus infection rate spiked to become the worst in England.It means separate households are no longer allowed to meet outdoors alongside the measures which bans them from meeting in a property or private garden, that still apply to the rest of Greater Manchester.Here are all the new restrictions in place. The council has previously posted video messages on social media from the actor James Buckley, who played Jay in The Inbetweeners, as well as Game of Thrones star James Cosmo and Pakistani cricket captain Azhar Ali.Cllr Sean Fielding, leader of the council, said that the novel idea was aimed at reaching different areas of the community.On BBC Breakfast this morning