Poor areas of England face 'permanent' lockdown, says public health chief

Blackburn official attacks government's 'pointlessly punishing' approach to Covid Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Some of England's poorest areas face being trapped in coronavirus restrictions "permanently" unless the government tackles deep-rooted inequalities driving high transmission, according to a public health chief. Prof Dominic Harrison, the director of public health at Blackburn with Darwen council, said the government's "pointlessly punishing" approach wou...