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direct to your inboxOn the edge of the town centre, with the snow-capped Pennines looming in the far distance, Rochdale Infirmary is bustling with patients.From the first member of staff the Manchester Evening News encounters - Jimmy, who works as a groundsman, and knows everyone - to the clinicians, everyone is welcoming.
The hospital has an important role in the coronavirus pandemic as a green (or Covid secure site), which has taken on essential surgery from other hospitals across Greater
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direct to your inboxSir Peter Fahy, the former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, criticised 'rushed legislation' over demonstrations and said officers where 'hugely frustrated' after criticism of the handling of a vigil held in London to commemorate Sarah Everard.
Manchester Evening News has been invited into the NHS to speak to those people who have been thrust into the trenches of our battle with the virus.
direct to your inboxThere have been no new coronavirus deaths reported at Greater Manchester hospitals n the past 24 hours.The latest data released by the NHS on Sunday shows a further 49 deaths reported nationally where the deceased had tested positive for Covid-19.But only one of these deaths was at a hospital trust in the north west, at Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust in Lancashire.There were no new deaths relating to hospital trusts in Greater Manchester.It means the death toll for our region
direct to your inboxA moment of reflection and a moment of solidarity.That was the mood as up to two dozen people gathered around the Emmeline Pankhurst statue in St Peter's Square this evening.Some laid flowers, others lit candles, but the majority stood watching in quiet reflection.But one thought was in mind, that of Sarah Everard, the 33-year-old who was sadly found dead after being reported missing earlier this week.Organisers of the gathering were forced to cancel the official events
direct to your inboxNine more people have died at Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The latest NHS figures bring the region's hospital death toll to 5,726.In the last 24 hour reporting period, four coronavirus-related deaths were recorded at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.Both the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust reported another two deaths apiece.One coronavirus-related death was recorded at Wrightington, Wigan and
direct to your inboxA virtual vigil and other online commemorative events for Sarah Everard will be held by groups in Manchester and beyond this evening as police urge people not to gather in large groups in public.It comes after a High Court judge refused to intervene in a dispute over whether police should allow a vigil for the 33-year-old to take place in London tonight (Saturday).
according to The Guardian. The paper reports that Mr Alhabib travelled on the small boat with 15 other people from Yemen, Syria and Iran.One Yemeni asylum seeker who travelled with Mr Alhabib told the Guardian they had been charged €2,000 or €3,000 to be smuggled across the water.They described the journey as ‘terrifying’.
direct to your inboxAll NHS Nightingale hospitals including Manchester are to be 'stood down' as the number of Covid patients dropped below 10,000, the Health Secretary has confirmed. The emergency sites were set up when the pandemic first hit last year amid fears of a huge surge in critically ill patients.
straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United’s brilliance on the counter-attack was a key factor in their derby victory on Sunday. That’s the view of Premier League great Alan Shearer, who said Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men were too good for Manchester City when they hit them on the break.
direct to your inboxAnother 12 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The latest NHS figures bring the region's coronavirus hospital death toll to 5,671.Six new deaths were recorded by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - the trust in charge of Wythenshawe Hospital and the Manchester Royal Infirmary.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by