This is all the Covid data Greater Manchester STILL needs from the government

New data has revealed the numbers of children in Greater Manchester - and the areas where they live - who have been classed as obese or overweight.

despite Greater Manchester's rising infection rates.The Prime Minister has said that shielding will still end this weekend despite the local lockdown - for everyone except those in Blackburn or Darwen and other high risk areas of the country. But people in Greater Manchester who have been shielding told the Manchester Evening News they would either continue as they were - or venture out reluctantly only because they no longer have the Government's protection and have to go to work.

Andy Burnham has called on the government to change the shielding policy in Greater Manchester TODAY after saying he was unable to explain the thinking behind it.

1. Go for a walkWe know it's likely you've been for more walks during lockdown than in all the rest of your time on the planet.But why not use this opportunity to get a few more under your trekking belt?Manchester is only a stone's throw away from some of the best countryside in the UK.From wooded valleys to breathtaking peaks, fresh air is yours for the taking.Why not check out this list of walks?You may not be able to gather in your garden with your extended circle of favourite people - but

Targeted lockdown measures were implemented across Greater Manchester at midnight on Thursday, following a concerning rise in the infection rate.

announced amid much confusion late last night.Different households must also not meet ‘indoors’ at pubs, bars and restaurants under the tighter restrictions.The new rules also apply to East Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire.William Wragg, MP for the Hazel Grove, took to Twitter to voice his displeasure over Greater Manchester being treated as ‘one homogeneous area’, adding ‘to treat all 10 boroughs the same is not the right approach’.His constituency lies within Stockport which, while

coronavirus cases.

tougher lockdown restrictions. On Thursday night it was announced that Greater Manchester and parts of east Lancashire and West Yorkshire have been banned from meeting each other inside their homes or in gardens following a spike in coronavirus cases.

The Government has been blasted for announcing new Covid-19 restrictions on parts of the north west of England late at night.Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Thursday night "action" was required in Greater Manchester, as well as parts of east Lancashire and West Yorkshire due to a spike in coronavirus cases.The stricter measures came into force at midnight and restrict members of different households meeting indoors.Mr Hancock made the announcement on Twitter at 9pm and later posted

The government has now published more details, clearing up some of the confusion. People in the affected areas will not be permitted to mix with other households - apart from those in their support bubbles - in private homes OR gardens.

imposed tougher restrictions in a bid to prevent a local lockdown asking vulnerable people to shield for another two weeks and residents not to have 'social visitors' to their homes.

tougher restrictions in a bid to prevent a local lockdown.Vulnerable and elderly people have been asked to continue shielding for another two weeks and residents are no longer allowed 'social visitors' to their homes.The 119 new cases recorded in the seven days to July 25 is up from 26 the previous week.Meanwhile, Stockport’s young adults have been asked to observe ‘covid-safe socialising’ after a spike in cases over the weekend.Town hall bosses say the number of 18 - 25 year olds testing

Denton earlier this month. But now, the whole borough of Tameside could be subject to a banning order - as police attempt to regain control.

Temporary cycle lanes are planned, or have already been established, on major routes like the A6 in Stockport, as well as stretches of the A56 in Trafford and Bury.New walking and cycling zones, pedestrian crossings and ‘filtered neighbourhoods’ are also among the scenes expected to be in place by October.A second tranche of government funding will also be made available for more permanent measures to cement walking and cycling habits in the future.All but two of Greater Manchester’s councils -

extra measures that have been introduced.” In other boroughs that had been of some concern, rates are now going the right way. Bolton is ‘very much back in a better position’, he said, while Oldham was now ‘much more in line with other authorities’.

The Observer reports that the health secretary has agreed to provide patient-identifiable test results - named lists of individuals who have contracted the virus - to town halls so they can help track the virus on the ground.

When Ray Tollerfield volunteered to help distribute emergency supplies around Greater Manchester, he didn’t imagine the ‘sheer distance’ he’d end up covering. As managing director of kitchen supplier KPS Pronorm, Ray agreed to help out at a depot on Swan Street, which was set up to collect generous donations to the Covaid-19 appeal - which aims to raise money for the most vulnerable people across Greater Manchester.

hereRachel Hind owns two care homes in Trafford - Faversham House and Brookfield Nursing Home.The homes have remained coronavirus-free throughout the crisis. Rachel has vowed to ban visits to the home regardless of whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson decides to allow them or not.She says they will stay in a self-imposed lockdown until 'at least the end of the year'.

based on figures generated by the Covid Symptom Study app - which has been developed by health science company ZOE and King's College London researchers.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, July 10 is:The NHS publishes data relating to the number of deaths that have been recorded at each hospital trust in England in the last 24 hours.These are deaths where the person had tested positive for the virus or where COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.These often include previously uncounted deaths that took place several days - or even weeks ago.NHS England's 24 hour figures do