How Andy Burnham wants Greater Manchester to go back to work after government 'stokes up fear factor'

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.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday September 15, currently stands at: Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app -  download it here  for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the MEN email newsletter -  subscribe here . And you can  follow us on Facebook here .

coronavirus infection rates soar in the last few weeks. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust both recorded one more death.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, September 11, currently stands at: Meanwhile in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show there are sharp increases in coronavirus infection rates in every single borough.

here“Leaders are talking about a form of local shielding - perhaps not the full national programme we saw earlier this year - but certainly a discussion is now underway about whether we can have a shielding programme in Greater Manchester that affords greater protection to the members of the community most at risk.”He added: “We believe as we go into the autumn and winter this is something that will be needed and is the right thing to do.

Andy Burnham has slammed health secretary Matt Hancock for the way the government has announced a string of new coronavirus restrictions affecting Greater Manchester.The region’s mayor says the approach has kept local leaders in the dark and led to ‘anxiety and confusion’ among residents.He said he fears ministers are in danger of ‘losing the public’ and is calling for a return to daily briefings led by expert scientists and medics.Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Mr

There has been a ‘significant’ rise in Covid hospital admissions here in the last week, Andy Burnham has warned, urging everyone in Greater Manchester to pay urgent attention to the increase.While still at low levels, the number of admissions in the week to yesterday was around twice that of the week before.The M.E.N.

in Bolton due to a “significant rise in cases” in the borough.

across Bolton is “nowhere near enough”, Andy Burnham has said.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, September 4 stands at:Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereNationally a further 11 people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,596.Patients were aged between 48 and 95 years old.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has struck a deal with operators to run around 300 additional bus journeys every weekday. Duplicate buses that will be used exclusively by school and college students will have their route numbers marked with an ‘S’ to show they are school services.

The mayor of Greater Manchester has spelled out how he believes tighter coronavirus measures should be lifted across the city-region.Andy Burnham has called for an end to ‘crude blanket restrictions’ that are becoming ‘less effective’ despite initially helping to stop rising infection rates.A ‘more sophisticated’ exit strategy which puts local leaders at the heart of decision-making has been proposed, with Mr Burnham arguing that they are better placed to know when to impose tougher restrictions

coronavirus.

officially lifted by the government today.The Greater Manchester mayor said the region finds itself in “a completely unsustainable position” after restrictions were released in the two boroughs overnight.

when it emerged the latest figures show Trafford's infection rate has increased.Reacting to the row, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said more consultation with local authorities is needed.He told BBC Breakfast: "I think we will better negotiate what lies ahead of us in the autumn and winter if Government listens to local leaders - they know their communities."It wasn't just in Greater Manchester where they overruled us.

hereThe total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, August 28 is:A further ten people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,541.The patients were between 63 and 95 years old and all had known underlying health conditions, NHS England said.Each day the NHS in England publishes the number of deaths recorded by each hospital trust in the last 24-hour

hereAcross England, a further seven people who tested positive for coronavirus died in the country’s hospitals.That brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,531, NHS England said on Thursday (August 27).The patients were aged between 77 and 90, and all had known underlying health conditions.Another six deaths were reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.NHS England's daily figures sometimes include previously uncounted deaths that took place several days -

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said that Bolton has the backing of Greater Manchester's leaders.He said: "There's a very much changed position in Bolton and Stockport and consistent with what we said last week where Wigan had a very different position, we're obviously following that approach this week."There's a political consensus within those boroughs now to ask the government to remove the restriction on social gatherings in the home introduced at the back end of July."Mr Burnham will

wearing face masks in schools in parts of Greater Manchester under tighter lockdown restrictions But the mayor has expressed concerns about the number of Covid-19 home testing kits that will be made available for pupils, saying it is ‘nowhere near’ what is needed.The government announced on Tuesday that it had reviewed its opposition to the introduction of masks in schools after receiving new public health advice.Under the new guidance, secondary school pupils in areas that are still having to

Storm Francis is set to hit most parts of the UK on Tuesday, including across Greater Manchester.