New coronavirus restrictions set to be imposed on Stockport and Wigan

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today announced a new three tiered Covid Alert Level system in England, with areas designated as being at either medium, high, or very high risk.Despite fears to the contrary, Greater Manchester was designated high risk and placed in tier 2 meaning all mixing of households indoors will be prohibited but hospitality can remain open.Although he urged Labour MPs to "prevail on the authorities in Greater Manchester to come into Tier 3.""I would hope is that we can work together to bring down the

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

hereThe total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Monday, October 12 are:Nationally further 36 people, who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 30,507.Patients were aged between 31 and 97 years old, NHS England said.All but two patients (aged 81 and 93) had known underlying health conditions.Date of death ranges from October 8 to October 11 with the majority being on or

means restaurants, bars and pubs will be allowed to stay open.However, Lisa Nandy says she was not invited to the briefing and only found out the news from Twitter.In a Tweet, the Shadow Foreign Secretary said: "Just learnt Greater Manchester will be placed into tier 2 restrictions via Twitter."Apparently there was a government briefing for GM MPs but I can’t provide details because I wasn’t invited."I suspect this is because they don’t know where Wigan is.

Tougher restrictions on funerals and public transport in Oldham are to be scrapped as Greater Manchester is due to be placed under ‘Tier 2’ coronavirus rules, an MP has said.The region has reportedly escaped a ‘Tier 3′ shutdown of pubs and bars, but households will continue to be banned from meeting inside, it is understood.Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon tweeted following a video call with Health Secretary Matt Hancock, in which he confirmed that the rules would be changing for Oldham and

hereIt's understood that Manchester's local leaders are still in discussions over Greater Manchester's status.The leader of Manchester City Council, Sir Richard Leese told the BBC, as he said they hoped to remain in Tier 2.Mr Johnson will chair the emergency Cobra committee this morning, before addressing the Commons this afternoon.Mr Dowden told Sky News: "If those measures are successful we hope to be able to take areas out of those high levels of restrictions."The purpose of doing this is to

it has been reported tonight but restaurants could be allowed to stay open. Merseyside Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram tonight tweeted no deal had yet been reached, and suggested measures could still vary from those which are expected.

Manchester Evening News shows the number of positive cases has dropped 10 per cent week-on-week.

here"It would also run the risk of severe redundancies across the north of England, particularly when you combine the effect of any new local restrictions."We think it would be to do long term damage to the economy of Greater Manchester and the north of England, and would actually weaken recovery."This package is insufficient to protect our communities as we go into the rest of the autumn and the winter."The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, previously that under a new localised furlough scheme,

Police have shared photos of a haul of knives that were left at a police station as part of a knife amnesty. Greater Manchester Police launched its  Forever Amnesty initiative, as part of its clamp down on serious violent crime, Operation Sycamore.A series of 'amnesty bins' were placed around the region to encourage people to anonymously and safely dispose of unwanted weapons.

coronavirus restrictions – including the possible closure of hospitality – amid fears the disease is spiralling out of control.

coronavirus cases continue. Not only has there been a rise in confirmed cases but hospital admissions have also seen a sharp rise, with most of the admissions located in the North West, North East and Yorkshire, it has been reported.

here Manchester has become a coronavirus hotspot as new data shows it has the highest infection rate of any area in England.Figures released by Public Health England show the seven-day rate in Manchester was 495.6 cases per 100,000 population for the week ending on October 1.The virus is also spreading faster in Manchester than in nearly any other area with the number of positive tests doubling week-on-week.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Sunday, September 27, is:Coronavirus infection rates continue to rise across much of Greater Manchester.Figures released yesterday show that Manchester recorded 176 new infections on Wednesday - the highest daily total during the pandemic. This is most likely linked to an outbreak of 127 cases at Manchester Metropolitan University's Birley Campus and Cambridge Halls of Residence.

Mirror. Keep in mind - these are UK-wide rule changes.

hereHe spoke of concerns over the performance of NHS Test and Trace in Greater Manchester, particularly the contacts of the people testing positive."The numbers are increasing each week as we see more positive cases," he said."So is the number of people not being reached.

According to this interactive map there were 20 cases in Eccles, which has been an area with high infection rates in recent weeks. Salford currently has the third highest Covid infection rate in Greater Manchester with 97.4 cases per 100,000 people as of September 17.