Coronavirus rates are back on the rise across Greater Manchester - with half-term, mixing without restrictions, waning immunity, and a more transmissible 'stealth' version of the Omicron variant all thought to be among the reasons for a resurgence.
Rates of Covid-19 have gone up in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester for the second day in a row, with the region's public health directors sharing fears that without free mass testing, they will 'not have sufficient warning' should another wave take hold.
Meanwhile, a new scientific study has found evidence of an uptick among older people in particular, prompting concerns as the age group is more vulnerable to severe Covid-19 - and its immunity may have waned, as many had their booster vaccines months ago.
