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pubs and restaurants are poised for shutdown her e, albeit with no detail as to where exactly or with what level of financial support, conversations with MPs today have been thick with expletives. One tells of being stopped in the street this afternoon by anxious bar and restaurant workers asking if they knew if they would be out of work in the coming days.“I’ve had to tell them I’m really, really sorry, I don’t know,” they say, before unleashing a string of four-letter-laden conclusions.

Nottingham has the highest infection rate in the country, but its residents are not living under local lockdown restrictions.

still has one of the highest infection rates in England after several outbreaks among the student population. One student told the Guardian a "Covid Positive" party in one halls of residence in Fallowfield was broken up by security on Saturday.

More than 500 positive cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Trafford in just seven days.The infection rate in the borough currently stands at 259.1 per 100,000 people and it’s climbing.Between September 27 and October 3, a total of 558 positive tests were confirmed in Trafford, according to Public Health England’s data.Trafford sits in the middle of the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs in term of its infection rate at the moment, but the ‘steep’ increase in its infection rate this last week has caused concern for health bosses.The borough saw the second highest rise in its infection rate of any borough in the city region – and certain areas of the borough remain an ‘extreme concern’ for the Director of Public Health for Trafford;

A postbox full of coronavirus home-testing kits in a student area reveals the stark reality of the deadly second wave.

hereStockport's alarming increase in cases continues, with 631 positive tests recorded in seven days.It represents a rise of 97 per cent.The figures suggest the disease was spreading faster in Stockport than anywhere else in Greater Manchester last week.Trafford saw an 85 per cent increase in cases, registering 615 cases.Rochdale registered 722 cases during the week, a rise of 60 per cent compared to the week before.There were 789 cases in Salford, a rise of 56 per cent, while cases in Tameside rose by 37 per cent to 543.Greater Manchester overall saw 9,072 cases, a rise of 38 per cent.All ten boroughs remain in the 'red zone' where PHE requires local intervention.The average infection rate for England was 117.4.Although the number of cases

The All Blacks are preparing to play in front of a full crowd after New Zealand was declared coronavirus free.

Knowsley is now the place in England with the highest coronavirus infection rate in the country as cases in the North West continue to spike.

confirmed nearly 500 job losses here this afternoon after what he said was a summer that had seen the airport left ‘swinging in the wind’ by government.

Damning new research suggests coronavirus has risen in 19 out of 20 areas that are under at least two months of local lockdown.

Kim Kardashian has been slammed by her fans after saying coronavirus happened to give the planet a "needed break".

Dizzy with a soaring fever and unable to breathe, Scott Sedlacek had one thing going for him: He was among the first people to be treated for COVID-19 at Seattle's Swedish Medical Center, and the doctors and nurses were able to give him plenty of attention. The 64-year-old recovered after being treated with a bronchial nebulizer in March, but the ensuing months have done little to dull the trauma of his illness.

More areas could face being put in lockdown after a government blunder revealed an alarming surge in new coronavirus infections.

self-isolating students who say they are not getting enough support.One member of staff, who asked not to be named, said: "Personally, it's my sole source of income, if I don't get paid until the end of November that's a whole extra month without a proper source of income."It's a bit rubbish, I know there's a lot of people in the same position."They've known this was coming for a long time, the whole thing with teaching this year has been shambolic."We didn't even know if we would be teaching until a couple of weeks ago."The message we're getting is, you're not valued at all.""There's a large amount of teaching staff who don't have any other income."They assume that we will keep working regardless [because] we don't want to let the students

on the university's website.The University of Manchester (UoM) has so far ruled out an MMU style lockdown at its halls.On Monday, the M.E.N asked if this was now a possibility.A UoM spokesperson said: “The safety and wellbeing of our students, staff and the wider local community is the University’s primary concern and we will support them in every way we can.“We are concerned by the rising rate in Manchester and we will be meeting with Public Health colleagues as a matter of urgency to discuss their next steps and what this means for local universities.”David Regan, Manchester’s Director of Public Health, said the incidence rate among 17-21 year olds is nearly six times higher than in the rest of the population.There were also 64 new cases

More than 100 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Oldham in 24 hours for the first time in the pandemic as a backlog of cases are added to the statistics.The grim milestone comes as a technical issue across the UK led to more than 15,000 people not being entered into the Test and Trace system last week, and there was a delay in adding them to the figures between September 25 and October 2.As a result the numbers of new coronavirus cases in Oldham have soared at the end of last month and the start of October.Public Health England said the issue had been identified on Friday and the majority of cases occurred in recent days.Although all those who had positive tests were notified, it has been reported that the computer error may have

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vowed to do as much as they can to help the 1,500 MMU students isolating in halls.But Priya is not the only student or parent in Manchester to have struggled to find help.First year student Molly Chambers described a similar situation at Oak House in Fallowfield.She says isolating students have feared leaving their flats to use the communal laundry facilities outside and have been washing clothes in the bath."I've been bringing food to people, picking up post, but it's very difficult when you're only been here a week," she said."We've got group chats going."After an upbeat start, Molly said the mood on campus has now shifted due to the number of positive cases."It seems silly but now we've had cases I think people have realised that it's a

UK has recorded its highest ever daily increase of new coronavirus infections - almost doubling the previous 24 hour record.Department of Health officials revealed that 12,872 people has tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours on Saturday.The previous high came on Tuesday this week, when 7,143 were reported to have been infected with the virus.Health chiefs say that the new figure also includes infections that were previously missed from September 24.A total of 49 people died in all settings in the last 24 hours as a result of the virus in the UK.The figures are usually released daily by the Department of Health on its website at 4pm but today they were not released until 8.45pm.The official website tracking the cases and deaths

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has skyrocketed by 12,872 - which is nearly double the previous 24 hour record.

The UK's coronavirus hospital death toll has risen by 51 - more than double the figure the same time last week.