Greater Manchester Police has urged people to call only when necessary after coronavirus has caused the force to see a drop in its numbers.
05.03.2020 - 01:26 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Worried parents of children at a Manchester school have been contacted after mocked-up fake news stories about the coronavirus outbreak were shared on social media. Health officials announced today that there were five more cases of the flu-like illness in Greater Manchester, taking the total in the region to nine.
The latest person to test positive is in Oldham. The patient, who had recently returned from northern Italy, was one of 32 national cases to be confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.
Greater Manchester Police has urged people to call only when necessary after coronavirus has caused the force to see a drop in its numbers.
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