Three year groups told to isolate as positive coronavirus cases confirmed at two schools in one area of Bury

hereThe Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, also known as Sage, has previously set a target of 80 per cent.Cabinet Office minister Gove has said that contact tracing is improving 'all the time'.Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has argued there should be a national 'circuit breaker' lockdown, and that responsibility for contact tracing should be handed to councils.It comes as leaders in Greater Manchester continue to resist the imposition of new tier three restrictions.Rachel

Dr Hilary has issued a warning on how to effectively wear a face mask after new statistics revealed most people are not bothering to wash them straight after use. The medical expert appeared on Friday's Good Morning Britain to discuss where everyone is going wrong as positive coronavirus cases continue to rise and cities including London and Manchester announce plans to tighten social distancing measures.

a third of the region's primary and secondary schools have been impacted by positive cases among pupils, staff, or both. While some of those affected have now returned to class, our list gives an overview of where cases have occurred since the beginning of September.

More than 120 positive coronavirus cases have been recorded across Heywood in one week.Heywood Town was the worst affected area in the borough of Rochdale during the seven days to October 4, registering 47 cases.This was the highest number of anywhere outside of Manchester - which has seen rates soar among the student population - and Oldham.The Heywood area also includes Hopwood Hall and Siddal Moor, and Heap Bridge and Darnhill, which recorded 38 and 36 positive tests respectively.The figures

Manchester Evening News brings the total to 421. While some of those affected have now returned to class, our list gives an overview of where cases have cropped up across the region since the beginning of September.Schools and councils aren't publishing this information, with the exception of Wigan Council, so we are largely reliant on parents informing us about closures.

Manchester Evening News can reveal.

Manchester Evening News reported how Fallowfield, an area with a high-population of students, had become the country's Covid-19 hotspot.All boroughs in Greater Manchester remain in the red alert zone for infection rates.There were a total of 648 cases recorded in the region today, down from 897 yesterday.Although the numbers have flattened over the past couple of days in eight of the region's boroughs, and are down in Bury and Bolton, the rates in Greater Manchester are still heading upwards as

The number of coronavirus cases in an area of Rochdale are among the highest in Greater Manchester.There were 49 cases recorded in Wardleworth and Newbold Brow during the week to September 24, according to the latest figures from Public Health England (PHE).This is more than anywhere in Bolton, which has the highest infection rate in the country and is under more stringent restrictions than the rest of the conurbation.Elsewhere only the student and university areas in Manchester, North

reached 294.

here"We apologise for the message sent to our students last night about posters in windows, it didn't reflect the University's view," the tweet read."We respect the rights of students to express themselves, but as requested by Greater Manchester Police the posters must not break the law or they'll have to be removed."Students said the first they knew of the lockdown at the halls of residents was when security guards appeared at the front gates.Megan Tingey, 19, is a fresher at Birley.She tested

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reached 272 across the region. But with no official list available of all the bubble closures - and the Manchester Evening News confirming cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more.

a fifth of schools across the region, comes little over a fortnight after pupils started the new academic year. And with no official list available of all the bubble closures - and the Manchester Evening News only able to confirm cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more.

a fifth of the region's schools (247) have had confirmed cases - among either pupils, staff or both. At one secondary - Philips High in Whitefield, Bury - there have been 18 positive tests and the whole of Year 11 has been sent home.

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How has sending your child back to school been for you so far? Let us know in the survey below. If it fails to load click here. A spokesman for Bury Council told the Manchester Evening News that the situation has improved over the last week - including special arrangements enabling school staff to access tests through the testing centre at Waterfold and the opening of a third walk-in testing centre at Whitefield Library.

There has been a major spike in new coronavirus cases in Bury.More than 300 people in the borough tested positive for Covid-19 in just one week for the first time since the pandemic began, figures from Public Health England show.It takes the rate of infections in the town to 173 for every 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than it was during the first wave of the virus.The new cases mean only Bolton has a higher rate in Greater Manchester while the infection rate in Bury is now more