more stringent restrictions on social gatherings anyway.The increase in infection rates is concerning to public health officials, given that there have been widespread complaints of people unable to get tested across Greater Manchester.In Oldham, people with symptoms were turned away from three walk-in testing sites with one MP claiming the online booking system has 'fallen over'.
A senior councillor branded the situation a 'shambles' and demanded answers from government.The Department of Health and Social Care said it had informed local authorities last week that tests would not be available at regional or mobile testing sites 'where the capacity has been reached for that day', although it did not specify what that capacity was in.