The Christmas rules for hospital staff in Greater Manchester this year

direct to your inboxNine more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.It means the region's hospital death toll is now 3,921, the latest NHS figures show.In the last 24 hours three more deaths have been recorded at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust each reported another two deaths.And Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 3,800 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.Behind the Covid-19 death statistics that we publish each day are human beings who all had stories to tell.

direct to your inboxFifteen more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll has risen to 3,915, the latest NHS figures show.Six more Covid-related deaths were recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

direct to your inboxTwenty-six more people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.The region's hospital death toll has risen to 3,900, the latest NHS figures show.Nine more Covid-related deaths were recorded by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in its 24 hour data.The trust runs the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI), Wythenshawe Hospital, the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and Saint Mary's hospital.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed five new deaths.

direct to your inboxSeventeen more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after contracting coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll has now reached 3,874, the latest NHS data shows.Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust recorded four new Covid deaths in its 24 hour data.Meanwhile, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust confirmed three deaths each.The Royal Bolton and Tameside and Glossop

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester leaders have stepped up calls for the region to move out Tier 3 restrictions as local hospital admissions continue to fall.But they admit it may be the case different boroughs are split into different tiers - as 'the next best thing to support as many jobs and businesses'.They are also steeling themselves for further pressures on the shrinking economy with 100,000 people expected to lose their jobs by mid-2021.Residents are being urged to shop local over

direct to your inboxForty-six more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after contracting coronavirus.The latest NHS figures bring the region's hospital death toll to 3,833.Thirteen more Covid-19 deaths were recorded by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in their 24 hour data.The trust's figures include those for the Royal Oldham, Rochdale Infirmary, Fairfield General and North Manchester General.The Royal Bolton Hospital recorded 12 new deaths while Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh

direct to your inboxChristmas 2020 is already shaping up to be a very different festive season.With much of the country still under severe restrictions after the lifting of lockdown last week, many traditions have had to be put on hold this year.But one thing we know won't change is the selfless work of the region's many Christmas heroes.Every year, the M.E.N celebrates the people who are working on the frontline during the festive period - and this year, that's never felt more important.

direct to your inboxEighteen more people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.The region's hospital death toll has now risen to 3,787, the latest NHS figures show.Thirteen new deaths were recorded at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, the organisation in charge of the Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital, Saint Mary's and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed four new deaths.

direct to your inboxAnother three people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.It takes the death toll from the virus in the Greater Manchester's hospitals to 3,769. Each day the NHS gives an update on coronavirus related fatalities at hospital trusts in England.

direct to your inbox A further 22 people with coronavirus have died in hospitals in Greater Manchester. It takes the death toll from the virus in the region's hospitals to 3,766.

direct to your inboxA further 20 people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.The region's hospital death toll has now reached 3,735, the latest NHS figures show.Five more deaths were confirmed at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, the organisation in charge of North Manchester General, the Royal Oldham, Rochdale Infirmary and Fairfield General..Four more Covid deaths were recorded at Stepping Hill Hospital while Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Tameside and Glossop

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester is now back in Tier 3 under coronavirus controls set out by the government.The region was previously in the toughest tier when the new three-tier system was introduced before the national lockdown was imposed.However this time around, the restrictions in Tier 3 - 'Very High alert' - have been 'strengthened'.Hospitality businesses have been ordered to remain closed, while people can only meet others not in their household in outdoor public spaces - similarly

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday, December 1, are:Nationally, a further 350 people, who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 40,938.Patients were aged between 31 and 98 years old, NHS England said.

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What do you think? Have your say in our c omments section. Click here to join in the conversation... Mary Robinson, Conservative MP for Cheadle, described a 'borough by borough basis' as the right way forward, adding: "I'll continue to argue for this approach and that provisions are in place for our hospital to manage both Covid and winter pressures."Mr Wragg agrees, arguing that, although rates in Stockport are still high, they have dropped by a third in the last week - bolstering the case for

strictest Tier 3 measures when England leaves the current national coronavirus lockdown on December 2. And with the Christmas period fast approaching, the question of whether people will be able to spend time with loved ones in other parts of the country has been raised.

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Manchester Evening News has seen an early internal planning document circulated within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.