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- _ Bolton is now recording the highest coronavirus infection rate in the country as the Indian variant of Covid-19 continues to spread
- - Council leaders have strongly spoken against the idea of a local lockdown, with restrictions set to ease further on May 17
- - Local leaders are instead calling for 'surge vaccinations' of all over 16s to combat the spread of the virus
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