A further 15 people have died in Greater Manchester hospitals having contracted coronavirus.
13.04.2020 - 19:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Residents are dying, swathes of staff are off sick and care home managers say they have been 'forgotten' as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across Greater Manchester.
Care home infections and deaths from Covid-19 are not included in the official figures released by the Government - but last week Prof Chris Whitty, the UK government’s chief medical officer, said that just over 9pc of care homes had confirmed cases.
However, Care England, the industry body, has said the death toll is already
A further 15 people have died in Greater Manchester hospitals having contracted coronavirus.
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A further 25 people have died at Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.
The peak of coronavirus-related deaths in care homes could potentially be 'months away', the chief executive of Care England has said.
Coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 1,300 people across Greater Manchester.
We are now well into a month of lockdown, and as most of us have begun to accept the ‘new normal’, a few of us still can’t grasp the importance of social distancing.
A further 19 people have died at Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.
The mayor of Greater Manchester has urged the public to abide by coronavirus lockdown rules following after a surge in people travelling on the roads this week.
More than 500 laptops will be handed out to poorer pupils across Greater Manchester who are struggling to get online while schools are closed during the coronavirus lockdown.
A total of 171 fixed penalty notices have been issued by police across Greater Manchester to people flouting coronavirus lockdown laws, new figures revealed today.
Residents in care homes across Greater Manchester are dying painful, lonely deaths - 'drowning' in the fluid building up in their lungs, crying out for loved ones who never arrive and suffering nightmarish hallucinations.
The British economy is teetering on a precipice.
Public transport passengers in Greater Manchester could be told to wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic, the mayor has said.
Half the Greater Manchester care home deaths reported to the social care regulator are now linked to COVID-19, latest figures show.
As the coronavirus crisis hits its peak in Greater Manchester, many bus drivers are ploughing on despite fears for their own welfare and the health of their families.
Greater Manchester councils stand to lose more than £110m from Manchester Airport amid the worldwide coronavirus lockdown which has seen borders closed and flights grounded.
A brand new ‘early warning’ system for Greater Manchester’s care homes has been drawn up in the space of a week, designed to flag any potential concerns around coronavirus outbreaks and PPE shortages.
The chief medical officer today admitted that the UK will see a high mortality rate in care homes because those living in them are 'very vulnerable'.
Greater Manchester's coronavirus death toll has risen again after 44 more lives were claimed by the virus.
One in six Covid-19 deaths in Greater Manchester has been in a care home, new figures released today show.