Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Unannounced Covid spot-checks on offices and other businesses by health and safety inspectors and the council are starting.

The Health and Safety Executive said the operation would initially focus on 'office workspaces' in the centre of Manchester.

But starting from Monday, the regular said businesses from 'all different sectors' can expect visits and inspections. The extent of legally-required Covid-secure measures put in place to protect workers, visitors and customers will be assessed, the HSE said, as the nation prepares to exit the latest lockdown in stages.

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DGCA pulls up airport operators for not following covid-19 protocols

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday pulled up airport operators for not complying to covid-19 protocols during surveillance conducted by the civil aviation regulator at various airports across the country."During the surveillance of some airports, it has come to notice that compliance is not satisfactory.

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