Sixty two firefighters in Greater Manchester are in self isolation due to the coronavirus.
01.03.2020 - 22:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man who contracted coronavirus in Italy flew back from Milan to Manchester before self-isolating, the Manchester Evening News understands.
The male patient is believed to be from Bury and tested positive for the virus after returning to the UK.
He has been transferred to a specialist hospital in London.
A total of 12 patients, including the man from Bury, tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday - bringing the total number of cases in the UK to 35.
Two people in Leeds and one person in
Sixty two firefighters in Greater Manchester are in self isolation due to the coronavirus.
Members of the public are now being urged not to use public transport across Greater Manchester for anything other than ‘essential journeys’ in the wake of the continued spread of coronavirus.
There are now more than 100 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester’s pub of the year is offering free hotel rooms to anyone unable to self-isolate at home because they live with someone vulnerable to the coronavirus.
Good Morning Britain star Susanna Reid has explained she was forced to go into self-isolation after her son began coughing, which is one of the symptoms of the coronavirus.The news anchor, 49, spoke to Piers Morgan and Charlotte Hawkins from her home via a video link to speak about her decision to self-isolate for 14 days.
Almost two thirds of people in Greater Manchester who voted in a new survey believe schools and workplaces should be closed due to coronavirus.
The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus across Greater Manchester now stands at 39.
A doctor working at a Greater Manchester hospital has spoken of her concerns over coronavirus testing, equipment - and how it's affecting healthcare staff.
A third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Bolton .
North Manchester General Hospital remains open and there is no risk to staff, patients or visitors they say after the death of a man from coronavirus.
A second case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Bolton, bringing the total number of patients diagnosed in Greater Manchester up to 20.
The first coronavirus case in Tameside has been announced today, bringing the total number of Greater Manchester patients to 19.
There were four more confirmed cases of coronavirus in Greater Manchester today.
Five new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Greater Manchester today including the first three in Manchester itself, taking the total in the region to 19.
Parents from the first school in Greater Manchester to close amid the coronavirus outbreak have been confirmed as two of the region's known cases.