Greater Manchester council employs two 'coronavirus officers'

here"I am excited to be using my background in safety, all be it in a different sector, to help fight covid and keep hospitals safe for patients, staff and the public."A dozen staff have already started work with another 12 due to begin in the next few weeks.Dr Chris Brookes, executive director for infection prevention control, at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group said: "I would like to extend a very warm welcome to the 24 new infection prevention and control safety officers ."These people

coronavirus. The region's hospital death toll now stands at 2,142, the latest NHS daily figures show.In the last 24 hours, one COVID-19 death was reported at the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.

coronavirus following a trip to Greater Manchester. A worker at The Gerard Arms in St Helens decided to get a test after a visit to the region, which is currently under stricter lockdown measures due to escalating transmission rates.

expressed their frustrations at having the new restrictions imposed despite the relatively low rate of infection in the borough.

Stockport town centre have tested postive for Covid-19, McDonald's have confirmed.

coronavirus infections in Greater Manchester is a warning to the 'complacent white middle class', a health chief has said. Eleanor Roaf, the director of public health in Trafford, said that 80% of the infections recorded in the borough last week were in the white community.

coronavirus  deaths have been recorded at hospitals in Greater Manchester today. The region's hospital death toll now stands at 2,141, the latest NHS figures show.Nationally, five new deaths of people with COVID-19 in hospitals have been announced but none in the entire north west region.The five patients were aged between 66 and 95 and all had underlying health conditions.

coronavirus in each borough. But at the start of what would have been the summer holidays, what does this mean in terms of travel? Can Mancunians still go on a day trip this summer? Will we be able to visit the beach with the kids? Or do we have to stay local?This is what you need to know about travelling out of the area during the Greater Manchester local lockdown.Yes, people in Greater Manchester can travel out of the area to visit the beach.

here“It’s younger people now, and not ill enough to be in hospital,” they said of those testing positive.Senior figures hope that the move to a major incident will be enough to avoid a Leicester-style full-on lockdown of the economy, which can only be implemented by the health secretary.Several said that was not currently on the horizon, but conceded it would depend on how the picture plays out.“If the situation worsens, then clearly other measures will have to be urgently considered,” said

here“It’s younger people now, and not ill enough to be in hospital,” they said of those testing positive.Senior figures hope that the move to a major incident will be enough to avoid a Leicester-style full-on lockdown of the economy, which can only be implemented by the health secretary.Several said that was not currently on the horizon, but conceded ir would depend on how the picture plays out.“If the situation worsens, then clearly other measures will have to be urgently considered,” said

despite Greater Manchester's rising infection rates.The Prime Minister has said that shielding will still end this weekend despite the local lockdown - for everyone except those in Blackburn or Darwen and other high risk areas of the country. But people in Greater Manchester who have been shielding told the Manchester Evening News they would either continue as they were - or venture out reluctantly only because they no longer have the Government's protection and have to go to work.

coronavirus have died in hospital, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,347, NHS England said. Patients were aged between 52 and 86 years old, and all had known underlying health conditions.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Sunday, August 2, stands at: Each day the NHS in England publishes the number of deaths recorded by each hospital trust in the last 24 hour period.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded at hospitals in Greater Manchester today. The region's hospital death toll now stands at 2,140, the latest NHS figures show.Nationally, four new deaths of people with COVID-19 in hospitals have been announced but none in the entire north west region.The four patients were aged between 78 and 84 and all had underlying health conditions.

Targeted lockdown measures were implemented across Greater Manchester at midnight on Thursday, following a concerning rise in the infection rate.

Residents in Greater Manchester have been told to 'cancel' any plans to visit Scotland.The message from Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Friday (July 31), came just 12 hours after it was announced more than four million people will face tougher lockdown restrictions, including in parts of east Lancashire and West Yorkshire.Scottish people are advised to avoid travel to areas in northern England facing the new tougher restrictions after a spike in coronavirus cases.Travel between

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after it was criticised for its response to the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017. The damning Kerslake report ruled that mistakes made on the night 'paralysed' the service, led by then-chief officer Peter O’Reilly, with fire crews held back from responding to the attack by their bosses.

based on figures generated by the Covid Symptom Study app - which has been developed by health science company ZOE and King's College London researchers.