Manchester Crown Court closed this morning following suspected coronavirus outbreak

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Manchester Crown Court is set to reopen for remote hearings following a coronavirus outbreak.

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hereIn a tweet earlier, HM Courts & Tribunals Service said: "Update: The Crown Court at Manchester Crown Square will not reopen on Monday 24 August 2020, as we’re still waiting on staff, contractor & judiciary #coronoavirus test results.  "We continue to follow public health advice."The M.E.N.

published by NHS England, includes hospital discharges from March 20,  the first day of national lockdown, until August 9.

hereIt re-opened in the afternoon, and then as usual the following day.But it was closed again on Monday, August 10 after more positive tests, and has remained shut since.Some judges who usually sit at the court have been presiding over cases at the city's other crown court at Minshull Street.Lawyers appearing in those cases have been appearing remotely using video technology.Court users who were in the building prior to the outbreak are set to be contacted and asked to undergo a coronavirus

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hereThe trial is set to start again next month.Trial judge Richard Mansell QC thanked jurors for their patience and for attending during the pandemic.Jurors had heard prosecution barrister Peter Wright QC's opening speech.He told Manchester Crown Court Mr Khan died after being stabbed once near his abdomen on Sunday, February 16.

hereThe court was first closed last Thursday, before reopening in the afternoon and the following day.It has remained shut since Monday."As of 14 August 2020, eight people who worked on site at the Crown Court in Manchester, Crown Square, last week have now tested positive for COVID-19," the statement read."Since the building closed on Monday 10 August, urgent work has moved to Minshull Street."The Crown Court will not reopen on Monday or Tuesday (17/18 August), allowing us to review the

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Manchester Crown Court will remain closed 'until further notice' after court and security staff tested positive for coronavirus.

Manchester's Crown Square Crown Court has been forced to shut again after three people tested positive for coronavirus.

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.