The continuing mayhem at Manchester Airport is an example of the damage the re-emergence of Covid is doing to our working age population, Wigan’s director of public health has said.
Professor Kate Ardern addressed the Health and Social Care Scrutiny Committee at Wigan Town Hall with concern as she delivered her latest update on Covid and revealed a sub-variant of Omicron was now hitting hard and spreading fast.
The sub-variant is causing fatigue which is lasting for 5-10 days, it has been reported. One of the age groups most affected is the working age people - and she used the current staffing issues at Manchester Airport as a key example of how Covid absences are causing an impact on day to day life.
The Airport has been besieged by issues in recent days caused by staff shortages and the relaxation of travel restrictions. “Covid-19 is rapidly rising across the North West,” Prof Kate Ardern said. “We [Wigan] are not the highest in the North West, that is Cumbria and Lancashire.