The North West has been flagged as an area of concern due to the region's rising rate of coronavirus hospital admissions. Public Health England medical director Professor Yvonne Doyle has warned that while London is seeing numbers level out, the North West is an area where admissions are still increasing.
When discussing the number of people currently in hospital with COVID-19 in Sunday's press briefing, she said: “We can begin to see London stabilising. “But on the other hand for Great Britain we start to see other areas increasing, particularly the North West and Yorkshire." She added: “It’s very important that the message about staying home and social distancing is adhered to because we are certainly not past this crisis’ damage