Yorkshire MP Jon Trickett calls for Government to tackle region's high coronavirus infection rates as workplace outbreaks continue

By Rob Parsons
Published 21st Apr 2021, 05:45 BST
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A Yorkshire MP has called on the Government to take fresh action to bring down high rates of Covid-19 infections after it emerged that more than a third of England's recent workplace outbreaks were in the region.

Jon Trickett will argue in a Westminster Hall debate today that infection rates in Yorkshire and the Humber are "still raging" because people in the region are more likely to have to leave the house to work.

And the Hemsworth MP says the Government should deploy 'rapid response teams' to areas with high infection rates so local health groups can tailor their response more effectively.

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He said: "The vaccine in itself is no panacea to this pandemic. It will continue to pose risks to my community and others. This would be one tool to tackle this more effectively."

MP Jon Trickett will say Wakefield has a much higher rates of Covid-19 infections than the local areas of Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson. Stock imageMP Jon Trickett will say Wakefield has a much higher rates of Covid-19 infections than the local areas of Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson. Stock image
MP Jon Trickett will say Wakefield has a much higher rates of Covid-19 infections than the local areas of Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson. Stock image
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