'I've volunteered to have the Covid vaccine tested on me - this is why'

"We have also worked extremely hard to make our buildings COVID-19 secure and have been following national police guidance regarding PPE throughout. However, as we have now entered a second lockdown due to rising infection rates within the country, we feel it's appropriate to encourage staff to wear an extra level of protection where suitable whilst moving around our police buildings."This is in line with national guidance which has been given to retail and business premises.

hereThe prison, which is run by Sodexo Prison Services, has capacity for 1,460 inmates.Matt Spencer, director at the prison, said: "A small number of staff and prisoners at HMP Forest Bank hace tested positive for Covid-19."We are currently working with Public Health England and the local authority to reduce transmission of the infection, including ensuring appropriate self-isolation and testing takes place."A number of measures have been put in place to prevent any spread of the virus,

Bury Church of England High School, which has sent three year groups home, Dean Trust Ardwick, Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, and Wardle Academy and Newhouse Academy, both in Rochdale, where all Year 9s have been sent home.

Andy Burnham has accused Boris Johnson of exaggerating the severity of the Covid-19 situation in Greater Manchester.The Prime Minster said that the number of intensive care admissions with the virus were currently at around 40% of the April numbers in the region.Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Mr Burnham slammed the claims, stating that as of Sunday morning there were around 62 people in the regions ICUs with coronavirus - compared with around 200-220 at the previous peak.He added

here Internal projections for Greater Manchester’s hospital system has forecast that Covid admissions could hit April’s peak by the end of October if current trends continue. Projections by Public Health England and the conurbation’s health and social care partnership, leaked to the Manchester Evening News, suggest that if current trends continue, hospitals here could be seeing around 238 new Covid admissions a day by the end of October.

Wigan, Springwood Primary in Swinton, Salford, and St Andrew's CE Primary in Radcliffe, Bury.

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full closure of one school following an outbreak of the virus.Etchells Primary School, in Cheadle, Stockport, shut on Tuesday with the headteacher saying the quick spread of the virus was partly due to children displaying different symptoms to those mostly associated with Covid.Rather than having a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss or change to their sense of smell or taste, the youngsters complained of headaches, fatigue, aches – especially in the neck and shoulders - as well

Covid-19 infection rates in Manchester are beginning to level off with around 450 fewer cases reported in the last week as cases amongst students begin to fall.Manchester reported a record number of cases last week with 582 per 100,000 people, a spike driven by the return of 74,000 students to the city.But the figures are now around 448 cases per 100,000, though city councillors were told this figure may change as more data is released by the national test and trace system.The most notable

Bosses say they will be able to contain the economic fallout of the pandemic during the current 2020/21 financial year - but a bleak picture has been painted for the years to come.

reached 459. Today a further 15 have been confirmed across the region. Do you know a school where children are isolating? Let us know in the comments here or email the details to [email protected]. Today's list includes:The full list of schools where cases and self-isolations have been confirmed between now and the start of term. Some may have now finished isolating and returned to their classes:ManchesterSalfordGet the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox

a series of tweets labelling Covid-19 a ‘bogus virus’ and a ‘lod of bol**x’ appeared on Mr Dobson’s Twitter account.

A new walk-in Covid-19 testing centre will open in one of the country's worst hotspots for cases of the virus.Residents living in Fallowfield, in south Manchester, will be able to get tested at a mobile testing unit (MTU) in the car park of The Armitage Centre on Moseley Road at the University of Manchester campus.More than 500 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Fallowfield in the week to October 7 as thousands of students returned to the area.Positive results amongst the 17-21 age group

coronavirus laws.Around 20 people tried to flee from another gathering at a house in south Manchester. A takeaway was found to be serving after hours.

the city’s public health department delivered hundreds of tests to students self isolating in the blocks.

a third of the region's primary and secondary schools have been impacted by positive cases among pupils, staff, or both. While some of those affected have now returned to class, our list gives an overview of where cases have occurred since the beginning of September.