Parks and tourist spots across Greater Manchester - and the north - close as visitors flout coronavirus social distancing advice

At least 359 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.

Foodbanks across Greater Manchester will share £200,000 to help replenish their stocks amid growing demand caused by coronavirus.

A Chinook helicopter has been spotted in the skies above Greater Manchester this morning.

More than 2,000 people across Greater Manchester have now tested positive for coronavirus - and at least 246 people have died.

A Chinook helicopter was seen flying in the skies above Greater Manchester today.

The coronavirus death toll in Greater Manchester topped 200 on Saturday, as the region suffered its biggest daily rise in fatalities.

Police have warned friends and neighbours are putting lives at risk by socialising in their back gardens during the coronavirus lockdown.

Mancunians burst into a round of applause at 8pm to show support for the NHS carers and key workers on the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic.

As coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, the total number of known infections is nearing one million.

A third of hospital beds across the region are now occupied by people with coronavirus, the region’s health chief has revealed.

Greater Manchester ‘stands ready’ to help ramp up testing for coronavirus in public services across the country, says mayor Andy Burnham.

Twenty more people have died at Greater Manchester's hospitals having contracted coronavirus.

Coronavirus helplines have been set up by councils across Greater Manchester to support vulnerable people self-isolating.

Visitors have been banned from almost all hospitals in Greater Manchester to prevent the further spread of coronavirus.

Andy Burnham says Greater Manchester ‘is as prepared as it can be’ for London levels of coronavirus cases in the next fortnight, as the capital’s hospital chiefs warned a ‘tsunami’ of cases threatened to overwhelm their system within days.

Bin collections are being disrupted in parts of Greater Manchester as the coronavirus crisis piles pressure on local authorities.

Children’s play parks in Salford are to close as the council introduces tougher measures in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

All recycling centres and tips in Greater Manchester have been closed after the government announced a UK-wide lockdown to stop the spread of 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.

Health bosses are restricting hospital visitors in a bid to reduce the spread of coronavirus.