Two new coronavirus testing sites to open in Trafford and Stockport

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Senior ministers are reviewing Greater Manchester’s current coronavirus restrictions today - and are expected to impose extra rules on two of the conurbation’s boroughs.Although Boris Johnson announced new national rules earlier this week, the government still believes additional localised measures need to sit alongside them in places with high infection rates.In Greater Manchester, there are currently four sets of local rules covering the ten boroughs, with case numbers well above the national

Old Trafford has become a new coronavirus hotspot for Trafford, with 22 new cases declared in a week.The ward in the north of the borough had the highest number of new cases confirmed of any ward in Trafford between September 6 and September 12, according to Public Health England’s figures.Currently Trafford’s infection rate stands at 43.0 per 100,000 people – which is the lowest in Greater Manchester but above the national average of 32.2.The infection rate is also starting to increase again.A

Bolton council staff 'do not have the resource to deliver what is needed'. Mr Logan asked that contact tracing be ramped up to help deal with the testing chaos.

Rochdale is approaching 100 cases per 100,000 people, with an infection rate of 90.8.That's the fourth highest in Greater Manchester.The testing unit will be open from 10.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Wednesday between 10.30am and 3.30pm on High Street car park, off St Mary’s Gate behind the Dunelm store.Tests must be booked. Appointments can be made by ringing 119 or at nhs.uk/coronavirus.

coronavirus testing sites are being set up, while the government insists it is ramping up lab capacity. Ministers are also urging people to only book a test if they have Covid-19 symptoms, or if they have directly been told to by a clinician.But where exactly can you get a coronavirus test? The Department of Health has set up around 200 testing sites across the UK since the start of the pandemic.

Manchester Evening News reported yesterday how 110 schools across the region now have confirmed Covid cases. Thousands of pupils with positive cases in their 'bubbles' have been sent home and told to self-isolate since schools reopened.

Covid-19 test if you have symptoms? The Department of Health has set up 17 testing sites across Greater Manchester, and mobile units are also deployed to the areas most in need.The region currently has two regional drive-through sites, which you'll need a car to access, and 15 local walk-in sites, which are accessible by car or foot. No matter which site you attend, you will need to book an appointment through the government's online booking system first.The system will ask whether you have

have reported being sent as far as Llandudno for a test, and a centre that was supposed to arrive at the Last Drop Village in Bolton on Saturday failed to show up.Bolton now has the highest coronavirus infection rate in the country at more than 190 cases per 100,000 people.

Manchester Evening News , as coronavirus cases continue to rise locally and seven more hospital deaths were reported on Friday: "The wheels are falling off the national testing programme and the government seems to be unwilling and unable to respond in any other way except enforcement and lockdown.

have reported being sent as far as Llandudno for a test.Bolton now has the highest coronavirus infection rate in the country at more than 160 cases per 100,000 people.

coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours.Nicola Sturgeon today announced that no one has died across the country in the same period, keeping the death toll at 2,499.It comes after yesterday's figures revealed three people had died and 176 more people had become infected.The total number of positive cases now sits at 21,878 since the start of the pandemic in late March.274 people confirmed as having the virus are currently being treated in hospital with 6 in intensive care.The latest figures

coronavirus in the last 24 hours with no new deaths recorded. The latest figures bring the total number of cases confirmed across the country to 21,189 since the pandemic began.

upcoming pop-up testing events and locations — offered in partnership with Curative and CORE — and links to where you can pre-register:September 2September 3September 4September 5September 12September 19September 26As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread, even the Hollywood community has been affected.

coronavirus cases has been identified in a Scottish Highlands town. NHS Highland’s Health Protection Team confirmed five news cases of Covid-19 today and have said contract tracing is underway in the Grantown area.