Joe M O'Brien

An employee of 'True Til Death' tattooists wearing a facemask. Accrington, Hyndburn, Lancashire. 4th June 2021. In the 7 days up to 6th of June Hyndburn had the 3rd highest case rate of the variant B.1.617.2, previously known as the Indian variant, then the Delta variant in the country, up from 191.3 to 320.8 per 100,000 people, with 260 new cases.

A Barber waits for clients during the afternoon of Saturday 21st March 2020. It was announced from Friday night, 20th March cafes, pubs and restaurants must close, except for those providing take-away food. Theatres, night clubs, cinemas, gyms and leisure centres were also asked to close. In order to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus measures such as social distancing, minimum of two metres to minimise non-essential contact were introduced. People were also asked to work from home where possible. If somebody has flu-like symptoms, such as a dry cough and high temperature then they are to self-isolate at home to avoid infecting others. The death toll in England on Saturday 21st March stood at 220.

A woman walks along an almost deserted Charing Cross Road on the evening of Saturday 21st March 2020 whilst a woman sits a window in the apartment above. It was announced from Friday night, 20th March cafes, pubs and restaurants must close, except for those providing take-away food. Theatres, night clubs, cinemas, gyms and leisure centres were also asked to close. In order to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus measures such as social distancing, minimum of two metres to minimise non-essential contact were introduced. People were also asked to work from home where possible. If somebody has flu-like symptoms, such as a dry cough and high temperature then they are to self-isolate at home to avoid infecting others.The death toll in England on Saturday 21st March stood at 220.

A man walks from Charing Cross Road into Soho on the evening of Saturday 21st March 2020. It was announced from Friday night, 20th March cafes, pubs and restaurants must close, except for those providing take-away food. Theatres, night clubs, cinemas, gyms and leisure centres were also asked to close. In order to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus measures such as social distancing, minimum of two metres to minimise non-essential contact were introduced. People were also asked to work from home where possible. If somebody has flu-like symptoms, such as a dry cough and high temperature then they are to self-isolate at home to avoid infecting others. The death toll in England on Saturday 21st March stood at 220.

A man waits for a train on Bolton train station. Bolton, Greater Manchester (historically part of Lancashire). 3rd June 2021. A national total of 12,431 cases of the variant B.1.617.2, previously known as the Indian variant, then the Delta variant were confirmed up to the 2nd June. This was an increase of 79% on the previous week's total of 6,956. Bolton was the most affected local area where cases had increased by 795 to 2,149.