Coronavirus: live updates after local Bolton lockdown ruled out

- There was mass confusion in the town yesterday after the government changed its guidelines on travel and mixing without the knowledge of council leaders. - Council leader, David Greenhalgh, and public health leaders clarified that no local lockdown measures have been placed on the town. - Hospital bosses in Bolton are taking “urgent action” to manage demand as coronavirus case rates reach the highest level in the area for more than six months.