‘The government has left us to the wolves’.
15.02.2022 - 13:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The level of Covid-19 infections continues to fall across Greater Manchester neighbourhoods, with some areas seeing fewer than ten cases.
A total of 11,522 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on February 9.
In the region as a whole, the infection rate is now now 406.3 cases per 100,000 population, which is significantly lower than the England average rate of 665.4.
READ MORE: Coronavirus infection rates remain below national average in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs
Meanwhile deaths of people with Covid-19 have fallen by 30pc week on week.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to make a statement on February 21 setting out the strategy of how the UK will live with coronavirus going forward.
It is expected that he will announce that there will no longer be a legal duty to self isolate after testing positive for the virus from the end of the month.
According to the latest local data, the top ten local infection hotspots for the virus are spread across Bolton, Stockport, Tameside, Manchester, Trafford and Bury.
However each area is seeing much lower infection rates than in the first weeks after the Christmas period, where they exceeded more than 3,000 per 100,000 residents.
Coronavirus ‘hotspots’ and ‘notspots’ can be revealed via an interactive map charting the number of positive Covid-19 test results in each neighbourhood across the country using government data.
It shows the number of infections per local area, broken down into neighbourhoods containing roughly 7,000 people.
The number of new cases is then used to calculate the infection rate per 100,000 people.
In the week to February 8 the latest hyperlocal data shows the biggest hotspot was Highfield and New
‘The government has left us to the wolves’.
Prince Charles has provided an update regarding the health of Queen Elizabeth II after her coronavirus diagnosis. The Prince of Wales, 73, provided the update to Janice Jacom, a local administrative worker, at an area golf course during a visit in Southend-on-Sea, England, for its City Day, according to Hello! magazine. "I asked the prince about his mother, and he said, 'She's a lot better now.
Queen Elizabeth II is back to her virtual duties! The 95-year-old monarch was seen for the first time on Tuesday since testing positive for COVID last month. ET previously reported that the queen is double vaccinated and boosted. After postponing several virtual events due to her illness, the British monarch held two virtual audiences from Windsor Castle with the ambassadors of Andorra, Carles Jordan Madero, and Chad, Kedella Younous Hamidi, as well as Soraia Maria Valls Pinilla. For the occasion, Elizabeth was seen in green looking to be in good spirits. In addition to postponing several virtual events due to illness, the queen also postponed a diplomatic reception planned to take place at Windsor Castle on Wednesday due to the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Though Elizabeth has avoided public appearances, ET previously learned that she was carrying on with «light duties» amid her COVID battle, which included keeping up with her red boxes, which contain government advisories and parliamentary papers at her desk. Last week, a source confirmed to ET that the queen did have her weekly call with UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.
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A survey of NHS leaders revealed they think free Covid tests should continue for the public and self-isolation rules need to remain.
The Prime Minister's announcement that the legal rule to self-isolate could end this month has been branded as 'concerning' by Greater Manchester' public health leader.