New laws governing Greater Manchester's local lockdown come into force - five days after rules were introduced

the Manchester Evening News understands.

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

Up to 6,000 children who normally would have been referred to social services in Greater Manchester have potentially been missed during lockdown.Social care professionals are calling for a change in approach to tackle the ‘hidden harm’ faced by children who are stuck at home with abusive family members while schools remain closed.Alison Alexander, the CEO of children’s services support organisation Cornerstone, said referrals have dropped in many parts of the UK by 50pc, and by up to 75pc in

In June last year 21,700 sales had been registered by this point. The drop is likely to be a combination of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on both house sales and on the registration of sales.

The government announced on Friday that local lockdown restrictions in Greater Manchester will remain.The latest evidence does not show a decrease in the number of cases per 100,000 people in the area, therefore the Health Secretary, in collaboration with local leaders, has agreed that the rules must remain in place for at least another week.It means the measures on social gatherings, which were urgently announced two weeks ago, will continue in a bid to tackle increasing cases of the deadly

hereNightclubs, dance halls, as well as sexual entertainment venues and hostess bars, remain closed in law across England.And a rule that applies to all of England is that from Saturday, hairdressers and beauty therapists should now wear a face mask in addition to a clear face visor, following new evidence by SAGE.Areas where local measures are currently in place include:

concerns remain about lifting restrictions in Wigan, where the infection rate remains the lowest in Greater Manchester.

it recorded the highest daily infection rate in England, at more than 100 cases per 100,000, and leaders are openly worried about it becoming ‘another Leicester’. By contrast, Wigan has remained in single digits, roughly flat at around seven cases per 100,000.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday, August 11 is:In total six people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,425, NHS England said on Tuesday.The patients were aged between 46 and 96 and all had known underlying health conditions.Eight deaths were reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.The region with the highest number of

Greater Manchester's local lockdown will continue.Stricter rules on social gatherings announced last week will continue here, in West Yorkshire and Leicester. But Preston has also been added to the list of places where households are banned from gathering in the homes and gardens of others.

Matt Hancock has announced.It means the stricter rules on social gatherings - announced last week to tackle an increase in coronanivirus cases - will continue here and in other parts of the North West, West Yorkshire and Leicester. The decision comes following a review of all the local lockdowns yesterday (Thursday) by government and the local authorities which showed no evidence of a fall in the recent rise of cases per 100,000 people in each of the affected areas.

Hale has become one of Greater Manchester’s top ten coronavirus case ‘hotspots’.Trafford had 85 new cases of COVID-19 last week – with eight new cases declared in Hale between July 20 and 26.It means the ward was one of the top 10 for new coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester during that period.In an interview on BBC Radio 5Live, council leader Coun Andrew Western announced the ward had an infection rate of around 95 per 100,000 people.According to data from Public Health England, when areas

Matt Hancock's announcement last Thursday. He said that people in Greater Manchester and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire have been banned from meeting each other inside their homes or gardens following a spike in coronavirus cases.

effective from Friday following a spike in coronavirus cases in the region.

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.

announced new lockdown measures for Greater Manchester on Thursday night, confusion followed.That focused to a large extent on what exactly the measures were - but also the reasoning. Many have questioned the rationale for the new limits, from the geographical footprint to the timing and the data that triggered the move.

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.

Andy Burnham has called on the government to change the shielding policy in Greater Manchester TODAY after saying he was unable to explain the thinking behind it.

Andy Burnham has revealed the rising Covid infection rates that led both Greater Manchester’s leaders and the government to conclude new lockdown restrictions were needed in the region.Numbers for the week to Monday show increases in every part of the conurbation except Rochdale, where numbers are still high but are falling after a series of targeted measures were brought in earlier this month.Trafford and Oldham both saw particularly sharp spikes.