Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeMore than 30,000 Covid cases have been confirmed in the UK for the fifth day in a row. In the past seven days there have been 203 coronavirus fatalities - a week-on-week rise of 66.4 per cent. Hospital admissions have also shot up, latest figures show, with 563 yesterday and 3,081 in the past seven days - a 56.6 per cent increase. From July 19, social distancing rules will be lifted and people will no longer be required to wear masks indoors - a move which experts say they are uneasy with. "I will be strongly encouraging the people of Greater Manchester to continue to wear masks on public transport out of respect for others."

Source: Daily Mirror July 11, 2021 15:09 UTC