Rochdale News | News Headlines | Hospitals reviewing testing and visiting rules due to new Covid variant
Rochdale Infirmary Hospital bosses in Greater Manchester met yesterday (21 December) for a rapid review of testing, site access and visiting rules in light of a new variant of coronavirus in the UK. Northern Care Alliance (NCA) – the NHS group which runs hospitals and other health care services in Rochdale, Bury, Oldham and Salford – is decidng whether its infection prevention control measures must be strengthened. It comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that the new variant of the virus, which has spread quickly in London and the south east of England, could be up to 70% ...