Salford residents to be selected for weekly 20-minute coronavirus test as part of national trials

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.An Airdrie restaurant has temporarily closed after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus.Fourways announced the news in a Facebook post, saying that they are now working with health officials and that the Black Street premises will be deep cleaned ahead of reopening.Restaurant owner Eddie Harty said in the social media announcement: “Unfortunately, a back-of-house member of our Fourways team has

Lynne McNiven and Joy Tomlinson, Directors of Public Health, said: "NHS Ayrshire & Arran Test and Protect team is carrying out Covid-19 contact tracing related to the Market Inn in Auchinleck.

The past couple of weeks have proved difficult for many people in Greater Manchester trying to book a coronavirus test.Everyone in the UK is now eligible to request a test, but the NHS Test and Trace appears to be struggling with high demand. Many people have reported issues when trying to book a test, such as being offered an appointment miles from home, or not at all.

Royal Bolton Hospital issued a desperate plea for residents to stop visiting its emergency department in an attempt to get tested.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAsia’s biggest annual film festival in Busan, South Korea is to be postponed by two weeks due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. And organizers warned that the festival could still be canceled outright.At a meeting Friday between the festival’s board of directors and the city authorities, it was decided to shift the event backwards.

Salford must self-isolate after a positive coronavirus case. Year 7 pupils at Buile Hill Academy in Pendleton must now stay at home until September 18.They had only been back to school for three days after the academy opened on Wednesday (September 2) to Year 7 students.

coronavirus this week – the highest weekly increase in cases since May. 994 people tested have now tested positive for the disease in the last seven days - almost double the 507 new cases in the week before.By comparison, the number of new cases in a weekly period fell to just 50 in the first seven days of July, but have increased nearly every week.

coronavirus are being directed to test centres miles away from their homes.The government's booking system has been slated - with reports of people being offered appointments at test centres over 80 miles away.One Mancunian said he tried to book a test - but was told the closed facility open to him was in Llandudno, Wales.Areas of the region - such as Oldham and Bolton - have among the highest infection rates in the country.

Alyssa Milano is still suffering from the lingering effects of the coronavirus after testing positive for antibodies. The “Charmed” star shared a health update with her fans Wednesday on Instagram where she discussed having heart palpitations and forgetfulness months after she first experienced symptoms.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterBUF boss Kevin Finnie tonight insisted his company was doing the "right thing" by shutting both of its bustling Ayrshire premises following a staff member testing positive for coronavirus.The busy bars in Ayr and Prestwick have been closed voluntarily in light of the test result.Mr Finnie updated customers of the popular venues via a video on social media tonight, confirming they had taken the

Little Hulton has closed suddenly after someone reportedly tested positive for coronavirus.

Personal trainer says fitness industry is "buzzing" ahead of reopeningA statement from the chief executive and chairman of LumiraDx Ron Zwanziger said: “We designed our high-sensitivity Platform to deliver fast, accurate and actionable diagnostic results near to the patient.“We are proud to have a strong presence in Scotland with our research and manufacturing teams here and look forward to working with Scotland’s health systems to address the COVID-19 crisis in a way that’s affordable and

Coupar Angus were raised before the current COVID-19 outbreak, it has emerged.