Leeds is on brink of lockdown: Nearly half-a-million people in West Yorkshire city face restrictions

Leeds is teetering on the brink of a local lockdown and has been added to Public Health England’s list of areas of concern – while measures will be eased in swathes of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Leicester next week. The Yorkshire city, home to half a million people, has seen its infection rate rise to … Read more

Leeds is on brink of lockdown: Nearly half-a-million people in West Yorkshire city face restrictions

Leeds could be the latest city added to the government’s coronavirus watchlist, leaving nearly half-a-million people in city facing the possibility of tighter lockdown restrictions, as infection rates continue to rise. New figures show the West Yorkshire city’s seven day infection rate has risen to 29.4 cases for every 100,000 people in the city – … Read more