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Cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed at 68 schools in Greater Manchester since they reopened last week.
Students and teachers are now required to complete lateral flow tests several times a week, which is likely to be behind a number of confirmed cases in schools across the region.
The rate of infection in Greater Manchester has also started to climb in several boroughs since schools returned
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Cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed at 74 schools in Greater Manchester since they reopened earlier this month.
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pay the price of bringing all pupils back in at once. They had called for a staggered approach, similar to what's happening in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.Today we've confirmed cases at a further nine schools across the region, bringing the number affected so far to 31.These are only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to by parents though, so the figure is likely to be higher.
direct to your inboxLast week marked the one-year anniversary since the first coronavirus death was reported in the UK.Just days after it was reported, tragedy struck closer to home as the first Covid-related death was recorded in Greater Manchester.Since that first death, we have pledged to pay tribute to the people in our region who have lost their lives to the disease. The M.E.N has published countless tributes from families in our Loved and Lost series.
Coronavirus infection rates are rising in seven boroughs of Greater Manchester, with one area seeing a significant jump in cases.The latest figures from Public Health England show that cases have risen by 20 per cent in Tameside in the seven days ending March 11.Political leaders, including the mayor of Greater Manchester, suggest this is likely to be connected to the return of schools on March 8.Pupils across the country are being asked to test themselves for Covid-19 several times a week -
direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police has found 4,500 extra crimes since Christmas that it had initially missed, as it tries to rectify a chronic under-recording issue highlighted by inspectors. Earlier in December a damning report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate had found one in five crimes were not being recorded by GMP, totalling an estimated 80,000 lost offences a year.