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'Trafford's hopes should never have been raised' - Andy Burnham on lockdown U-turn chaoas... and why new testing site isn't driving infection rate increase

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hereThe infection rate for Trafford is now 35.4 per 100,000 people - more than three times the national average. The rate has doubled over the last few weeks.Mr Burnham said: “I’m sure they’re fed up and frustrated, and possibly confused, like everybody to some degree given the complete chaos over recent days.“It’s a different situation in Trafford as the council leader, Andrew Western, on advice from his director for public health, took the view last week that it wasn’t right to lift restrictions because of what they could see.

It’s disappointing that that wasn’t followed.“For Trafford, while people are disappointed, I would say their hopes should never have been raised.

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