Wirral’s Covid-19 cases down by nearly 50% as rules to be ‘scrapped within days’

Coronavirus cases have almost halved in the space of a week in Wirral.

The news comes as the government is reportedly considering ending so-called Plan B rules, which involve things such as mask wearing and vaccine passports, next week.

In the week up to January 11, there were 4,888 Covid-19 cases in Wirral, at a rate of 1,507 per 100,000.