Leicester Is Still An outlier Because Of Its High

Leicester is still an 'outlier' because of its high [/news/coronavirus/index.html coronavirus] infection rate and lifting lockdown 'can't be rushed', England's deputy chief medical officer has warned. 
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam claimed several targets must be met before the city can be re-opened, including that its rate of new cases are comparable with other areas.
Leicester currently has an infection rate of 116 new cases per 100,000 people, which is three times higher than Roche — the next worst-hit place in England.
Two other nearby East Midland cities, Derby and Nottingham, have drastically lower rates of 9.3 and 5.4 cases, respectively. 
Professor Van-Tam said the exit from lockdown will depend on judgments by public health professionals ahead of a re-evaluation on July 18.
But it has not been made clear exactly how low the infection rate must fall before the city can return to normality. 
It comes as Leicester's mayor argued the city-wide lockdown was 'not justified' with data showing only pockets of the city have seen a rise in Covid-19 cases.
Sir Peter Soulsby added that local health officials were still none the wiser about how the outbreaks started, despite being linked to clothing factories that failed to stick to social distancing guidelines. 
Language barriers, high levels of diabetes and poverty among Leicester's BAME residents have also been speculated as underlying reasons for the the surge.  
Leicester is still a coronavirus 'outlier' with infection rates and lifting lockdown 'can't be rushed', thuê xe ô tô đi tỉnh the deputy chief medical officer Professor Johnathan Van-Tam has said
Pictured: The lockdown zone in Leicester, which became the first place in the UK to be hit by local coronavirus measures
The city became the first place in the UK to have tight lockdown rules reimposed on June 30, while the rest of England were allowed to enjoy new freedoms.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said in the House of Commons last week that the city must remain in its local lockdown until at least July 18, when health chiefs first promised it would be re-evaluated. 
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Pressed on whether Leicester's lockdown is likely to be lifted after a review expected next Saturday, Professor Van-Tam said: 'With any of these things, usually the way that one approaches them from a public health perspective is to take a phased approach.
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