Dumbarton Covid testing centre opens after household gathering ban

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the number of schools to confirm Covid cases has now reached 177 - two schools have closed entirely.

long queues of traffic and delays around Moor Lane, in Bolton town centre, where the testing facility is located. At one point Bolton Council staff were sent to the site, which is run by a private firm on behalf of the government, to insist that motorists be let in.

Salford, where 6.4pc of tests came back positive.In comparison, just 3.4pc of tests were positive in neighbouring Wigan.The data, which was released by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, also shows that the number of positive tests in Bolton is rising far quicker than the number of tests being taken.Last week, the number of tests carried out in Bolton was up 14pc compared with four weeks earlier, in the week ending August 15.But over the same period, the number of positive tests has gone

Nicola Sturgeon has been given assurances by the UK Government that access to testing will not be restricted in Scotland while a backlog of cases is dealt with south of the Border. The SNP leader said today she had held constructive talks with Matt Hancock, the UK health secretary, on the subject as public demand for Covid tests continues to grow.

Rochdale is approaching 100 cases per 100,000 people, with an infection rate of 90.8.That's the fourth highest in Greater Manchester.The testing unit will be open from 10.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Wednesday between 10.30am and 3.30pm on High Street car park, off St Mary’s Gate behind the Dunelm store.Tests must be booked. Appointments can be made by ringing 119 or at nhs.uk/coronavirus.

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Wigan coronavirus testing centre are no longer being accepted due to a surge in demand.  Appointments at the Chapel Lane centre have been temporarily suspended while staff deal with a backlog in bookings, Wigan Council leader David Molyneux confirmed.  Councillor Molyneux said a large number of residents have been attempting to use the independent testing centre due to failures in the national system. It is hoped the centre will soon be back up and running as a “matter of urgency”. Council

hereThe three centres are run by private contractors on behalf of the government, not the council.Among those affected was Margot Power from New Moston, whose 10-year-old son was sent home from school with ‘his usual back to school cough’.He was turned away from the walk-up centre as he did not have an appointment.

here"Of course, as I have said repeatedly, there are operational challenges but thousands of people every day are being tested in Manchester in order to get a grip of the outbreak there."Debbie Abrahams, Labour MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, raised issues around local contact tracing in Greater Manchester and accused the government of 'still not getting the basics right'."I don't underestimate the challenges that the health secretary has faced over the last few months," she told MPs."But

@RochdaleCouncil can’t run own test centres.

A son who spent days trying to book a coronavirus test for his sick father has slammed the system as “infuriating and bizarre” after turning up to an “empty” testing facility.The teacher - who asked not to be named - tried to book a Covid-19 test for his clinically vulnerable dad, 60, when he started to suffer with a hacking cough.But he says he was repeatedly faced with online error messages and told the nearest available testing slots were miles from home.He says: “My dad started showing Covid

Manchester Airport.Annalee Wood has been trying to get a test for the last 24 hours, after her 11-year-old daughter was sent home from her school in Stockport with a cold.She has been told her daughter cannot return to school until she has completed the isolation period, or obtained a negative test.Annalee phoned the 119 help line on Thursday and was on hold for an hour, only to be told the nearest available test centre was Sheffield.After agreeing to drive there, she was then told that there

Salford.

West Dunbartonshire is worst in Scotland for Covid casesAnd she has spoken out about the conditions facing workers overwhelmed by calls after she worked a 12-hour shift in which she took 81 phone calls – which equates to more than one every 10 minutes without a break.She said: “The calls have been absolutely horrendous. The abuse I have taken has been awful.

Co-op Academy in Swinton has been worst affected after positive cases in Year 7 and Year 10 meant both year groups were sent home on Monday morning.While the school initially said siblings should also stay off, parents have now been told that brothers and sisters can attend.Only if the children who are self-isolating begin to suffer symptoms should other members of their household face the same restrictions.But even if parents don't need to isolate, it's a blow for those with little ones who