themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-19--Andy Burnham writes to PM to express commitment to reaching agreement

Mayor Andy Burnham has written to the Prime Minister to reiterate local leaders ' 'willingness ' to finding an agreement about tighter lockdown rules .
Mr Burnham also expresses disappointment at what he calls the government ’ s ‘ selective use of statistics ’ .
In a joint statement with leader of Manchester City Council Sir Richard Leese , the region 's mayor said Greater Manchester ’ s ICU occupancy rate is 'not abnormal for this time of year ' .
They claim it is 'comparable to the occupancy rate in October 2019 ' .
The government is engaged in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to bring the region into 'Tier 3 ' of the new Covid-Alert system .
Boris Johnson is keen for Manchester 's leaders to accept tighter restrictions due to high coronavirus rates - but Mr Burnham has concerns about the lack of financial support on offer .
Earlier today , a spokesman for Downing Street had claimed coronavirus patients could fill up Greater Manchester 's entire intensive care capacity by November 12 .
The Prime Minister 's spokesperson said that under a 'best case ' scenario - where Covid cases would double every two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capacity in the region would be projected to be used up by October 28 .
The spokesperson said Greater Manchester would pass the peak of the first wave by November 2 - Covid patients would take up the entire current critical care capacity by November 8 .
They then went on to say that all 'surge capacity ' would be used up by November 12 .
In response to these claims , Mr Burnham and Sir Richard Leese said in a statement : `` Providing information about individual hospitals does not reflect that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manage demand .
“ We are not complacent about the position in our hospitals and are monitoring the situation closely .
But in the current situation , we believe it is essential that our residents are given clear , accurate information about the state of the NHS in Greater Manchester and that public fears are not raised unnecessarily.
” In the statement , Mr Burnham and Sir Richard Leese also said that they had gone into today ’ s meeting with the Government with a 'positive and unanimous view amongst Greater Manchester Leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the impasse 'as soon as possible ' .
“ We had been encouraged by earlier discussions at an official level where the idea of a Hardship Fund , to top up furlough payments and support the self-employed , had been tabled by the Government '' , they said .
But , they added : `` It was both surprising and disappointing when this idea was taken off the table by the Secretary of State . ''
“ We are appreciative of discussions resuming later this afternoon at officials level and very much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outcome .
“ This evening we have written to the Prime Minister reiterating our willingness to continue to work towards an agreement but reminding him that Greater Manchester has been in Tier-2 style restrictions for almost three months , and that this has taken a toll on people and businesses here .
`` With this in mind , we do not believe it is in any way unreasonable for us to require better protection for our lowest-paid residents '' , they said .

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Mayor Andy Burnham has written to the Prime Minister to reiterate local leaders' 'willingness' to finding an agreement about tighter lockdown rules.
Mr Burnham also expresses disappointment at what he calls the government’s ‘selective use of statistics’.
In a joint statement with leader of Manchester City Council Sir Richard Leese, the region's mayor said Greater Manchester’s ICU occupancy rate is 'not abnormal for this time of year'.
They claim it is 'comparable to the occupancy rate in October 2019'.
The government is engaged in tense talks with local leaders about plans to bring the region into 'Tier 3' of the new Covid-Alert system.
Boris Johnson is keen for Manchester's leaders to accept tighter restrictions due to high coronavirus rates - but Mr Burnham has concerns about the lack of financial support on offer.
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Earlier today, a spokesman for Downing Street had claimed coronavirus patients could fill up Greater Manchester's entire intensive care capacity by November 12.
The Prime Minister's spokesperson said that under a 'best case' scenario - where Covid cases would double every two weeks - all free intensive care unit capacity in the region would be projected to be used up by October 28.
The spokesperson said Greater Manchester would pass the peak of the first wave by November 2 - Covid patients would take up the entire current critical care capacity by November 8.
They then went on to say that all 'surge capacity' would be used up by November 12.
In response to these claims, Mr Burnham and Sir Richard Leese said in a statement: "Providing information about individual hospitals does not reflect that our hospitals work as a system to manage demand.
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“We are not complacent about the position in our hospitals and are monitoring the situation closely. But in the current situation, we believe it is essential that our residents are given clear, accurate information about the state of the NHS in Greater Manchester and that public fears are not raised unnecessarily.”
In the statement, Mr Burnham and Sir Richard Leese also said that they had gone into today’s meeting with the Government with a 'positive and unanimous view amongst Greater Manchester Leaders' that they should seek a resolution to the impasse 'as soon as possible'.
“We had been encouraged by earlier discussions at an official level where the idea of a Hardship Fund, to top up furlough payments and support the self-employed, had been tabled by the Government", they said.
But, they added: "It was both surprising and disappointing when this idea was taken off the table by the Secretary of State."
“We are appreciative of discussions resuming later this afternoon at officials level and very much hope this will lead to a positive outcome.
“This evening we have written to the Prime Minister reiterating our willingness to continue to work towards an agreement but reminding him that Greater Manchester has been in Tier-2 style restrictions for almost three months, and that this has taken a toll on people and businesses here.
"With this in mind, we do not believe it is in any way unreasonable for us to require better protection for our lowest-paid residents", they said.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-19--All the schools with confirmed Covid cases since start of academic year

The number of Greater Manchester schools affected by confirmed Covid cases this academic year now stands at 539 .
As we head towards half term , hundreds more pupils have already been told not to attend this week following positive cases among classmates , teachers or both .
They join the thousands of youngsters and staff from schools across the region already isolating amid confirmed cases .
While some of those featured here have returned to class , our list gives an overview of where cases have cropped up since the beginning of September .
We revealed last week how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases had reached 525 .
Now a further 14 have been confirmed - and that 's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to .
Schools and councils are n't publishing this information , with the exception of Wigan Council , so we are largely reliant on parents informing us about closures .
Do you know a school where children are isolating ?
Let us know in the comments here or email the details to emma.gill @ reachplc.com .
The full list of schools where cases and self-isolations have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term .
Some may have now finished isolating and returned to their classes : • Wilbraham Primary School , Fallowfield - ( Number of confirmed cases , including Year 3 and Year 4 isolated twice ) • Newall Green Primary School , Wythenshawe - ( Cases in Nursery and Years 1 , 2 , 5 and 6 ) • St Agnes CE Primary , Longsight - ( One case in Reception and one in Year 1 .
Close contacts isolating ) • Trinity C of E High - ( Number of cases confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Year 5 isolating after one pupil and two staff positive ) • The East Manchester Academy - ( Cases confirmed case in Years 10 and 11 ) • Ravensbury Community , Manchester - ( One Year 4 class and one Year 5 class ) • KD Grammar School for Boys , Manchester - ( Two cases confirmed among non teaching staff ) • Co-op Academy Walkden - ( SEND pupils from The Hive and all Year 10 ) • St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School , Salford - ( Cases in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6 ) • Ellesmere Park High , Salford - ( Some pupils from Years 7 and 11 and all Year 10 isolating ) • St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School , Bury - ( One confirmed case among staff , Early Years isolating ) • Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary , Bury - ( Two confirmed cases , Years 3 , 5 and 6 isolating ) • Radcliffe Hall CE Primary , Bury - ( Confirmed cases among adults in Key Stage 1 and Year 4 ) • Ladybridge High @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Year 7 now isolating ) • King 's Leadership Academy , Bolton - ( Two Year 8 pupils isolating along with the whole of Year 7 ) • Harper Green High , Farnworth - ( Year 10 isolating and close contacts of positive cases in Year 7 ) • Westhoughton High , Bolton - ( One Year 7 form , one Year 8 form and all Year 11 isolating ) • Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College , Altrincham - ( small number of Year 7s and all of Year 10 ) • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cases confirmed in Years 8 , 9 , 10 and 11 ) • Stretford High School , Stretford - ( Number of pupils in Year 9 and whole of Year 11 isolating ) • St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary , Stretford - ( a Year 5/6 class , a Year 3 class and breakfast and afterschool club ) • Altrincham Grammar School for Boys - ( Cases confirmed in Year 8 and Year 11 ) • Loreto Grammar , Altrincham , Trafford - ( 35 cases confirmed , whole of Years 12 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the handy search tool here to find out where cases have been confirmed : • Broadstone Hall Primary , Stockport - ( One class from Year 3 and one class from Year 6 ) • Cheadle Hulme High School , Stockport - ( Two confirmed cases , plus confirmed case in sixth form ) • Ludworth Primary , Marple Bridge - ( Case confirmed , Reception isolating along with some Year 1s , some Year 2s and a Year 4 class ) • Hazel Grove High School , Stockport - ( Two cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some Year 8s isolating ) • Droylsden Academy - ( One staff member , class bubbles isolating in Years 7 and 8 ) • Denton West End Primary , Tameside - ( Two classes from Year 3 bubble and Year 6 ) • Fairfield High School for Girls , Droylsden , Tameside - ( Cases in Years 7 , 9 , 10 and 11 , close contacts isolating ) • Godley Community Primary , Hyde - ( Closed to all except nursery children ) • Copley Academy , Stalybridge - ( Positive cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 11 , whole of Year 8 among those isolating ) • St Damian 's RC Science College , Ashton , Tameside - ( Number of confirmed cases , whole of Year 10 among those isolating ) • The Radclyffe School , Oldham - ( Close contacts of positive cases in Years 7 and 9 , whole of Year 10 and around 50 pupils in Year 11 ) • Royton and Crompton Academy in Oldham - ( Positive cases confirmed , 28 Year 7 pupils and whole of Year 9 among those isolating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - ( Cases confirmed in Years 7 , 8 , 9 and 10 ) • Stanley Road Primary , Chadderton - ( Cases in Reception and in Years 1 , 4 , 5 and 6 ) • Oasis Academy Leesbrook , Oldham - ( One bubble in Year 7 , one bubble in Year 10 ) • The Oldham Academy North , Oldham - ( A Year 9 bubble and member of staff isolating , plus another confirmed case among staff ) • North Chadderton School , Oldham - ( Four cases confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ member of catering team ) • Burnley Brow Community School , Chadderton , Oldham - ( Cases confirmed in Nursery , Reception and Years 2 , 3 , 4 and 6 ) • Bare Trees Primary , Chadderton , Oldham - ( School closed to all but Nursery ) • Willowpark Primary Academy , Oldham - ( Reception isolating for a second time , along with Years 4 , 5 and 6 ) • St Thomas More RC Primary , Middleton - ( Three classes from Key Stage 1 ) • St Vincent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Rochdale - ( One Year 4 class and one Year 6 class ) • Spotland Primary , Rochdale - ( A Reception class and classes from Years 3 , 4 , 5 and 6 isolating ) • Newhouse Academy , Heywood - ( Confirmed cases , all Year 9 among those isolating ) • Kingsway Park High , Rochdale - ( Confirmed cases in Years 10 and 11 , Years 8 and 9 remote learning amid staff shortage ) • Crossgates Primary , Milnrow - ( Years 2 and 3 on second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rochdale - ( Nursery , Years 1 , 2 and 3 and one class from Year 5 ) • St Michael 's CE Primary , Atherton , Wigan - ( Cases confirmed , Years 1 and 6 among those affected ) • Ince CE Primary , Wigan - ( One class from Year 5 and confirmed case in Year 4 ) • Byrchall High , Wigan - ( Cases confirmed , Years 8 , 11 plus staff among those affected ) • Golborne High School , Wigan - ( Cases confirmed , Years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Shevington High , Wigan - ( Cases confirmed in Years 8 and 11 , staff also affected ) • St William 's Catholic Primary School , Ince , Wigan - ( Cases confirmed , Years 5 , 6 and staff among those affected ) • Hindley High School , Wigan - ( Staff affected and confirmed cases in years 8 and 9 ) • Lowton CE High School , Wigan - ( Cases confirmed , Year 9 plus staff among those affected ) • Garrett Hall Primary , Tyldesley , Wigan - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Year 4 class teacher ) Has your school had to send children home to self-isolate ?
Let us know in the comments or email the details to emma.gill @ reachplc.com .

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The number of Greater Manchester schools affected by confirmed Covid cases this academic year now stands at 539.
As we head towards half term, hundreds more pupils have already been told not to attend this week following positive cases among classmates, teachers or both.
They join the thousands of youngsters and staff from schools across the region already isolating amid confirmed cases.
While some of those featured here have returned to class, our list gives an overview of where cases have cropped up since the beginning of September.
We revealed last week how the number of schools impacted by positive cases had reached 525. Now a further 14 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.
Schools and councils aren't publishing this information, with the exception of Wigan Council, so we are largely reliant on parents informing us about closures.
Do you know a school where children are isolating? Let us know in the comments here or email the details to emma.gill@reachplc.com.
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The full list of schools where cases and self-isolations have been confirmed between now and the start of term. Some may have now finished isolating and returned to their classes:
Manchester
Wilbraham Primary School, Fallowfield - (Number of confirmed cases, including Year 3 and Year 4 isolated twice)
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School, Wythenshawe - (One Reception class)
Park View Community School, Miles Platting
Manchester High School for Girls - (Year 5 Prep)
Newall Green Primary School, Wythenshawe - (Cases in Nursery and Years 1, 2, 5 and 6)
Old Hall Drive Academy, Gorton - (Year 6)
Old Moat Primary School, Withington - (Year 6)
St Aidan's Catholic Primary, Northern Moor - (Year 2)
Chorlton High School South - (A Year 7 class)
Green End Primary School, Burnage - (One Reception class)
Oswald Road Primary School, Chorlton - (Year 3)
Manchester Communication Academy, Harpurhey - (Cases confirmed in all years)
Co-op Academy North Manchester, Blackley - (cases confirmed, pupils isolating including whole of Year 8)
Stanley Grove Primary Academy, Longsight - (a Year 3 class)
St Bernard's RC Primary, Burnage - (Early Years bubble)
Wright Robinson College, Gorton - (Cases confirmed in Years 8, 9, 10 and 11)
St Peter's High, Longsight - (Year 9)
Alma Park Primary, Levenshulme - (Year 1 and 2)
Holy Trinity CE Primary, Blackley - (One year group)
Chapel Street Community Primary School, Levenshulme - (One confirmed case)
Abraham Moss Community School, Manchester - (Pupils in Years 7, 9 and 11)
Parrs Wood High, Didsbury - (Cases confirmed in Years 7, 8, 10 and 13)
St Margaret's CE Primary, Whalley Range - (Nursery)
Ladybarn Primary, Withington - (Year 5)
Abbott Community Primary, Collyhurst - (Year 5 and Year 6)
St Mary's CE Primary, Moston - (Nursery, Reception and Year 3)
Beaver Road Primary, Didsbury - (Three Year 4 classes)
Rolls Crescent Primary, Hulme - (Cases confirmed)
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School, Moston - (two bubbles isolating)
Our Lady's RC High, Blackley - (One confirmed case)
Cheetham CE Primary, Cheetham Hill - (One confirmed case)
Charlestown Primary, Blackley - (Year 5)
St Agnes CE Primary, Longsight - (One case in Reception and one in Year 1. Close contacts isolating)
Manchester Enterprise Academy, Fallowfield - (Cases confirmed in Years 8 and 9)
St Cuthbert's RC Primary, Withington - (confirmed case in Year 6)
St Augustine's CE Primary, Monsall - (Confirmed case)
Heald Place Primary, Rusholme - (Confirmed case, close contacts isolating)
Abbey Hey Primary Academy, Gorton - (One confirmed case)
Dean Trust Ardwick - (Cases confirmed)
William Hulme's Grammar School - (Confirmed cases in Year 8, 11 and sixth form, close contacts isolating)
Didsbury High School - (Confirmed case, close contacts isolating)
Whalley Range High School - (Confirmed case, close contacts isolating)
Manchester Academy High - (Year 11, close contacts isolating)
Trinity C of E High - (Number of cases confirmed)
E-ACT Academy, Blackey - (Cases confirmed in Years 2 and 4)
Manchester Health Academy - (Cases in Years 7, 9 and 10)
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Wythenshawe - (One confirmed case, contacts isolating)
Cavendish Primary, West Didsbury - (Year 5)
Cedar Mount Academy, Gorton - (Two cases confirmed)
Crab Lane Primary, Higher Blackley - (Year 6)
St James CE Primary, Gorton - (Year 4)
Haveley Hey Primary, Wythenshawe - (One confirmed case)
Webster Primary, Hulme - (Confirmed cases, including one Year 5 class isolating)
Ringway Primary, Wythenshawe - (Year 5 class and Nursery isolating)
Crossacres Primary Academy, Wythenshawe - (Year 6)
St Matthew's RC High, New Moston - (Confirmed case, close contacts isolating)
Brookburn Primary, Chorlton - (Year 5 isolating after one pupil and two staff positive)
Medlock Primary School, Manchester - (confirmed case)
Burnage Academy for Boys - (Year 7 and Year 10)
Chorlton High School - (Year 11)
Oasis Academy Temple, Manchester - (Years 1, 3, 5 and 6)
New Islington Free School - (Case confirmed, close contacts isolating)
Co-op Academy Manchester - (Cases confirmed)
Loreto High, Chorlton - (Year 7)
Cravenwood Primary Academy, Crumpsall - (Year 6)
Plymouth Grove Primary, Chorlton - (Year 3 and Year 5)
St Bede's College, Manchester - (confirmed case in Prep class, class bubble isolating)
Moston Fields Primary, Manchester - (Year 2 and Year 6)
St John's CE Primary, Longsight - (Nursery and Reception)
New Moston Primary, Manchester - (Year 1)
West Didsbury Primary, Manchester - (Case confirmed)
Birchfields Primary, Fallowfield - (Cases confirmed, including staff member)
Oasis Academy Harpur Mount, Manchester - (Case confirmed in Year 1 bubble)
Briscoe Lane Academy, Newton Heath - (Case confirmed)
St Paul's Catholic High School, Wythenshawe - (Case confirmed, close contacts isolating)
Sacred Heart RC Primary School, Gorton - (a Year 1 class isolating)
Eden Boys School, Manchester - (Confirmed cases, close contacts isolating)
Manchester Communication Primary Academy - (Reception and small number of Year 3s isolating)
Chorlton Park Primary, Manchester - (Cases confirmed)
The East Manchester Academy - (Cases confirmed case in Years 10 and 11)
The Willows Primary, Wythenshawe - (Year 2 and Year 5)
St Clare's RC Primary, Manchester - (Case confirmed in Year 6)
Cheetwood Primary, Manchester - (Nursery, Reception, and Years 1, 2 and 6 isolating)
Crosslee Primary, Blackley - (Confirmed case)
St John's RC Primary, Chorlton - (One Year 6 class isolating)
Manchester Enterprise Academy, Wythenshawe - (Confirmed case in Year 10)
Irk Valley Community School, Lower Crumpsall - (Year 1)
Armitage CE Primary, Ardwick - (School closed)
All Saints Primary, Gorton - (Years 4, 5 and 6)
St Chad's RC Primary, Cheetham Hill - (Kitchen staff isolating after positive case)
The Barlow RC High School, Manchester - (Case confirmed in Year 10, close contacts isolating)
St Wilfrid's CE Primary, Northenden, Manchester - (Case confirmed)
Manley Park Primary, Manchester - (Cases confirmed)
Manchester Islamic High School for Girls - (Cases confirmed)
Rack House Primary, Manchester - (Reception and Year 6)
Claremont Primary, Manchester - (Case confirmed)
Withington Girls School, Manchester - (Cases confirmed in Years 4, 8 and 13)
Crumpsall Lane Primary, Manchester - (Case confirmed)
Button Lane Primary, Manchester - (Year 6)
Ravensbury Community, Manchester - (One Year 4 class and one Year 5 class)
Newall Green High, Wythenshawe - (Case confirmed)
Bowker Vale Primary, Crumpsall - (Cases in Years 2, 4 and 6)
St Ambrose RC Primary, Chorlton - (Two cases confirmed)
Chetham's School of Music, Manchester - (One confirmed case)
KD Grammar School for Boys, Manchester - (Two cases confirmed among non teaching staff)
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary, Moss Side - (Year 1)
Crowcroft Park Primary, Manchester - (Cases confirmed in Reception, Year 3 and Year 4)
Salford
Harrop Fold, Salford - (Year 10 and Year 11)
Buile Hill Academy, Salford - (Cases confirmed in Years 7, 10 and 11)
Co-op Academy Swinton - (Years 7, 8 and 10)
Ellenbrook Primary School, Walkden, Salford - (One class from Year 3)
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK, Salford - (Years 7, 8 and 11 affected by cases)
Salford City Academy, Salford - (Small number from Year 7 and Year 11)
Co-op Academy Walkden - (SEND pupils from The Hive and all Year 10)
Springwood Primary School, Swinton - (Confirmed cases, school closing)
Branwood Preparatory School, Salford - (Reception class)
Moorside High, Swinton - (Year 8, Year 9 and a number of Year 10s isolating)
Broadoak Primary, Swinton - (One confirmed case)
Mossfield Primary, Swinton - (Year 5)
St Gilbert's RC Primary, Winton - (School closed)
St Andrew's CE Primary, Eccles - (Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2)
Bridgewater Primary, Little Hulton, Salford - (Year 4)
St Mark's CE Primary, Worsley - (One case confirmed, close contacts isolating)
Holy Family Catholic School, Langworthy, Salford - (Confirmed cases, school closed to all year groups)
Monton Green Primary, Salford - (Year 6)
UTC@MediaCityUK - (Year 11 and Year 12)
Moorside Primary, Swinton - (Reception and Year 3)
St Ambrose Barlow RC High, Swinton - (Cases confirmed in all years)
Wardley CE Primary, Salford - (Year 5)
Cadishead Primary, Salford - (Year 5)
Bridgewater School, Salford - (Two confirmed cases, close contacts isolating)
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School, Salford - (Cases in Years 1, 4, 5 and 6)
All Hallows RC High, Salford - (Case confirmed, close contacts isolating)
St Luke's CE Primary, Weaste, Salford - (Nursery, Reception and Years 3, 4, 5 and 6)
St Patrick's RC High, Eccles - (Confirmed case in Year 8)
Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary, Eccles, Salford - (Case confirmed)
Ellesmere Park High, Salford - (Some pupils from Years 7 and 11 and all Year 10 isolating)
St Andrew's CE Primary, Boothstown, Salford - (Years 1, 2 and 6)
Christ The King RC Primary, Walkden - (One staff member positive, Year 4 isolating)
Willow Tree Primary, Salford - (Two cases confirmed)
St Paul's CE Primary, Walkden - (Years 2 and 5)
The Deans Primary, Swinton - (Case confirmed)
The Friars Primary School, Salford - (Case confirmed)
Lewis Street Primary, Eccles, Salford - (Reception and Year 3)
St Paul's CE Primary, Cross Lane, Salford - (Cases confirmed)
Lark Hill Community Primary, Salford - (Case confirmed in Year 5)
The Albion Academy, Salford - (Case confirmed)
St John's CE Primary, Swinton - (Case confirmed)
St Philip's RC Primary School, Salford - (One Year 5 bubble closed)
Grosvenor Road Primary, Swinton - (Reception)
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Bury
Heaton Park Primary School, Bury - (Cases confirmed)
Lowercroft Primary School, Bury - (Year 6)
St Bernadette's RC Primary, Whitefield - (Nursery, Years 1, 2, 5 and 6)
St Gabriel's RC High School, Bury - (Year 11)
Bury CE High School, Bury - (confirmed cases)
Holly Mount RC Primary, Bury - (A Year 1/2 class isolating after staff member tested positive)
Holly Mount RC Primary, Bury - (A Year 1/2 class isolating after staff member tested positive) Elton Primary, Bury - (Year 3/4 bubble)
Radcliffe Primary School, Bury - (Year 6)
Philips High School, Whitefield - (A number of confirmed cases)
Unsworth Academy, Bury - (Year 7)
Whitefield Community Primary, Bury - (One confirmed case)
Butterstile Primary School, Prestwich, Bury - (Year 1)
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, Bury - (One confirmed case among staff, Early Years isolating)
Tottington High, Bury - (Cases confirmed in Years 8, 10 and 11)
St Marie's RC Primary, Bury - (Year 4)
East Ward Community Primary School, Bury - (Classes in Year 4, 5 and 6 affected)
Parrenthorn High School, Bury - (positive cases in Year 8, close contacts isolating)
Elton High School, Bury - (Three cases confirmed, contacts isolating)
Woodhey High, Bury - (Year 11)
St Michael's RC Primary, Whitefield - (one adult positive, one year bubble isolating)
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary, Bury - (Two confirmed cases, Years 3, 5 and 6 isolating)
St Monica's RC High, Prestwich - (Year 8 and Year 11)
St Peter's CE Primary, Whitefield - (Confirmed case, close contacts isolating)
St Margaret's CE Primary, Prestwich - (School closed to all year groups)
Chapelfield Primary, Radcliffe - (One Year 3 class isolating)
Elms Bank, Bury - (KS4 pod isolating)
The Derby High School, Bury - (Case confirmed in Year 10, close contacts isolating)
The Heys School, Prestwich - (Year 9)
Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School, Prestwich - (Confirmed case)
Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary, Bury - (Case confirmed, Class 2 isolating)
Bury Grammar School Boys - (Year 6 and Year 11)
Bury Grammar School Girls - (One Year 8 form)
Springside Primary, Bury - (Confirmed case)
Chesham Primary, Bury - (School closed)
Park View Primary, Prestwich - (Nursery and Reception)
St Andrew's CE Primary, Radcliffe - (School closed)
St John's CE Primary, Radcliffe - (Year 4)
Hazlehurst Community Primary School, Ramsbottom, Bury - (Year 1)
Hazel Wood High, Bury - (Cases confirmed in Years 7, 10 and 11)
Radcliffe Hall CE Primary, Bury - (Confirmed cases among adults in Key Stage 1 and Year 4)
St Mary's CE Primary, Prestwich - (Year 5)
Bolton
Prestolee Primary School, Radcliffe
St Bernard's RC, Bolton - (Year 5 bubble)
Beaumont Primary, Bolton - (Reception)
Clarendon Primary, Bolton - (Year 6 bubble)
Spindle Point Primary, Bolton - (Only Year 4 remains in school)
Ladybridge High, Bolton - (Every year apart from Year 7 now isolating)
St James CE High, Farnworth - (Cases confirmed in Years 7, 10 and 11)
Mount St Joseph secondary, Bolton - (Year 8)
Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton - (Year 9)
Chorley New Road Primary, Bolton - (Year 3, Year 5 and Year 6)
Tonge Moor Primary Academy, Bolton - (Year 1 bubble and Year 2)
St Gregory's RC Primary, Farnworth - (Two positive cases, Year 5 isolating)
The Ferns Primary Academy, Farnworth - (Year 2 and Year 4)
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary, Heaton, Bolton - (Year 3)
Claypool Primary, Horwich - (Year 3)
Birtenshaw, Bolton - (One confirmed case)
King's Leadership Academy, Bolton - (Two Year 8 pupils isolating along with the whole of Year 7)
Rivington and Blackrod High School, Bolton - (Three Year 7 forms)
Little Lever School, Bolton - (One Year 7 form)
Canon Slade School, Bolton - (Cases confirmed in Year 7, Year 9 and Year 11)
Leverhulme Community Primary School, Bolton - (Confirmed case)
Lever Edge Primary Academy, Bolton - (Confirmed case)
St Maxentius CofE Primary School, Bolton - (Head and deputy/Year 5 teacher confirmed cases, all Year 5 isolating)
Harwood Meadows Primary School, Bolton - (Confirmed case)
Harper Green High, Farnworth - (Year 10 isolating and close contacts of positive cases in Year 7)
Kearsley West Primary School, Kearsley, Bolton - (Member of staff positive, Nursery and Reception isolating)
St Catherine's Academy, Bolton - (Cases confirmed in Year 8 and Year 11)
University Collegiate School, Bolton - (Years 7 to 11 isolating)
Sharples School, Bolton - (Year 7 and Year 10)
St James' Daisy Hill Primary, Bolton - (Year 6)
Eden Boys School, Bolton - (Confirmed cases, close contacts isolating)
St Thomas CE Primary, Halliwell, Bolton - (Two cases confirmed)
Westhoughton High, Bolton - (One Year 7 form, one Year 8 form and all Year 11 isolating)
Blackshaw Primary, Bolton - (Year 4)
Red Lane Primary, Bolton - (Reception)
Essa Academy, Bolton - (Cases confirmed in Years 8 and 10)
St Joseph's RC High, Horwich, Bolton - (Year 7)
Green Fold School, Bolton - (Case confirmed)
Smithills School, Bolton - (Cases confirmed, Year 10)
Trafford
Gorse Hill Primary School, Stretford - (Year 1)
Brooklands Primary School, Sale
Seymour Park Community Primary, Old Trafford
Urmston Grammar - (Cases confirmed)
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College, Altrincham - (small number of Year 7s and all of Year 10)
Old Trafford Community Academy, Old Trafford
St John Vianney RC School, Stretford - (Cases confirmed)
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls - (Cases confirmed in Years 8, 9, 10 and 11)
Stretford High School, Stretford - (Number of pupils in Year 9 and whole of Year 11 isolating)
St Alphonsus RC Primary, Old Trafford - (Year 4 and Year 5)
Flixton Girls School, Trafford - (Cases confirmed in Years 7, 11 and 13)
St Hilda's CE Primary, Stretford - (Years 1, 2, 5 and 6)
St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary, Stretford - (a Year 5/6 class, a Year 3 class and breakfast and afterschool club)
Sale Grammar - (Cases confirmed in Years 7, 8, 9 and 13)
Sale High School - (Two cases confirmed)
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys - (Cases confirmed in Year 8 and Year 11)
Broomwood Primary, Trafford - (Year 1)
Ashton-on-Mersey School, Trafford - (Cases confirmed in Year 7, Year 9 and sixth form)
Stretford Gramnmar, Stretford - (Year 11)
Wellacre Academy, Trafford - (Confirmed case)
Kings Road Primary, Stretford - (Confirmed case)
St Matthew's CE Primary, Stretford - (Confirmed case)
St Ambrose Preparatory School, Altrincham - (Year 6 class)
Pictor Academy, Timperley, Altrincham - (Case confirmed, close contacts isolating)
St Mary's CE Primary, Davyhulme - (Confirmed case)
Wellington School, Timperley - (Cases confirmed)
Well Green Primary, Altrincham - (Case confirmed)
Davyhulme Primary, Trafford - (Year 5)
Manor Academy, Sale - (Case confirmed)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sale - (Two Year 1 classes and a Year 3 class)
Loreto Grammar, Altrincham, Trafford - (35 cases confirmed, whole of Years 12 and 13 among those isolating )
Lostock High, Trafford - (Cases confirmed)
Victoria Park Junior School, Stretford - (Case confirmed)
St Vincent's Catholic Primary, Altrincham - (Case confirmed, class isolating)
Forest Gate Academy, Partington, Trafford - (Cases confirmed)
Lime Tree Primary Academy, Sale - (Case confirmed)
St Ann's RC Primary, Stretford - (One Year 3 class)
St Hugh's Catholic Primary, Timperley, Trafford - (Case confirmed in Year 4)
Altrincham College, Trafford - (Case confirmed in Year 13)
Broadoak School, Partington, Trafford - (Case confirmed)
Wellfield Junior School, Trafford - (One Year 6 class)
Saint Ambrose College, Altrincham, Trafford - (Case confirmed in Year 7)
Moss Park Infant School, Stretford - (Closed)
Moorlands Junior School, Sale - (Case confirmed Year 6)
Acre Hall Primary, Trafford - (Case confirmed, two early years classes isolating)
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Stockport
St Winifred’s RC Primary, Heaton Mersey
Didsbury Road Primary School, Stockport - (Year 1)
Adswood Primary, Stockport - (Year 1, Year 2, one class from Y5/6)
Cheadle Hulme Primary School, Stockport - (Two classes from Year 2)
Cheadle Hulme School, Cheadle Hulme - (Cases confirmed in Years 8, 12 and 13)
Broadstone Hall Primary, Stockport - (One class from Year 3 and one class from Year 6)
Gatley Primary School, Stockport - (Reception)
St Anne's RC High, Stockport - (Year 11)
The Kingsway School, Stockport - (Confirmed cases)
Great Moor Junior School, Stockport - (Year 3)
Werneth School, Stockport - (Confirmed case in Year 7, bubble of 80 students isolating)
Marple Hall School, Stockport - (Year 8)
Cheadle Hulme High School, Stockport - (Two confirmed cases, plus confirmed case in sixth form)
Priestnall School, Stockport - (Year 8)
Stockport School, Stockport - (Confirmed case, 19 students isolating)
St James' Catholic High, Cheadle - (Years 8, 9, 10 and 11)
Ludworth Primary, Marple Bridge - (Case confirmed, Reception isolating along with some Year 1s, some Year 2s and a Year 4 class)
Bridge Hall Primary, Stockport - (Case confirmed)
Valley School, Stockport - (Staff member isolating)
Bolshaw Primary, Stockport - (Year 5/6)
Thorn Grove Primary, Cheadle Hulme - (One Year 5 class isolating)
Cale Green Primary School, Stockport - (Confirmed case)
Harrytown Catholic High School, Stockport - (Year 11)
Hazel Grove High School, Stockport - (Two cases confirmed, including one staff member. Some Year 8s isolating)
Vale View Primary, Stockport - (Reception, Year 1 and Year 5)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stockport - (Case confirmed)
Rose Hill Primary, Marple - (Case confirmed)
Pownall Green Primary School, Stockport - (Confirmed case)
Bramhall High, Stockport - (Case confirmed)
Etchells Primary, Stockport - (School closed to all years)
Vernon Park Primary, Stockport - (Case confirmed)
Reddish Vale High, Stockport - (Cases confirmed in Years 8 and 11)
Castle Hill High, Offerton, Stockport - (Case confirmed in Year 12)
All Saints CE Primary, Heaton Norris, Stockport - (Case confirmed)
Oak Tree Primary, Stockport - (Case confirmed Year 6)
Cheadle Catholic Junior School, Stockport - (Year 6 isolating)
St Thomas' CE Primary, Stockport - (School closed)
Moorfield Primary, Stockport - (Confirmed case)
Tameside
Great Academy Ashton, Tameside - (Cases confirmed including Year 9 and 10)
St Stephen's RC Primary School, Droylsden - (Confirmed case in Key Stage 2)
St Anne's Primary School, Denton - (One class in Year 5)
Inspire Academy, Ashton - (Year 1 and Year 4)
Yew Tree Primary, Dukinfield - (Year 5)
Manor Green Primary Academy, Denton - (Year 1)
Droylsden Academy - (One staff member, class bubbles isolating in Years 7 and 8)
Denton West End Primary, Tameside - (Two classes from Year 3 bubble and Year 6)
Dowson Primary Academy, Hyde - (Year 1)
Fairfield High School for Girls, Droylsden, Tameside - (Cases in Years 7, 9, 10 and 11, close contacts isolating)
Pinfold Primary School, Tameside - (Year 4 and Year 5)
Waterloo Primary School, Ashton, Tameside - (Two classes in Year 4 bubble)
Mossley Hollins High, Tameside - (Six positive cases)
Mottram CE Primary, Tameside - (One class from Year 4/5)
Denton Community College, Tameside - (Cases confirmed)
Audenshaw School, Tameside - (One positive case)
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy, Ashton, Tameside - (a Year 6 class)
Godley Community Primary, Hyde - (Closed to all except nursery children)
Copley Academy, Stalybridge - (Positive cases in Year 7, 8, 10 and 11, whole of Year 8 among those isolating)
St Thomas More RC College, Denton - (Confirmed case, around 30 pupils isolating)
Alder Community High, Hyde - (Confirmed case, close contacts isolating)
Hyde High School, Hyde - (Confirmed case, close contacts isolating)
Greenside Primary, Droylsden, Tameside - (Year 2)
Broadbent Fold Primary, Dukinfield - (One positive case, group of Year 5/6 isolating)
Ravensfield Primary, Dukinfield, Tameside - (Year 5 class isolating)
Endeavour Academy, Hyde - (Year 5 and 6)
Corrie Primary and Nursery, Denton - (One confirmed case)
West Hill School, Stalybridge - (One confirmed case, close contacts isolating)
Canon Burrows CE Primary, Ashton - (Year 6)
Flowery Field Primary, Hyde - (Year 3 class bubble)
Longdendale High, Hyde - (Case confirmed in Year 9, close contacts isolating)
St James' CE Primary, Ashton, Tameside - (Year 1/2 bubble and Year 5/6 bubble)
St Paul's Catholic Primary, Hyde - (Year 4)
Rayner Stephens High School, Dukinfield, Tameside - (Case confirmed)
All Saints Catholic College, Dukinfield, Tameside - (Two cases confirmed)
Fairfield Road Primary, Droylsden - (Confirmed case)
Canon Johnson CE Primary, Ashton, Tameside - (Case confirmed in Year 3)
St Damian's RC Science College, Ashton, Tameside - (Number of confirmed cases, whole of Year 10 among those isolating)
Laurus Ryecroft, Droylsden, Tameside - (Case confirmed, close contacts isolating)
Gorse Hall Primary, Stalybridge, Tameside - (One Year 6 bubble isolating)
St Christopher's RC Primary School, Ashton, Tameside - (Years 1 and 6)
Arlies Primary School, Stalybridge, Tameside - (Case confirmed)
St Stephen's CE Primary, Audenshaw, Tameside - (Cases confirmed)
Cromwell High, Tameside - (Two confirmed cases)
Poplar Street Primary, Audenshaw, Tameside - (Nursery)
Greenfield Primary, Hyde, Tameside - (Year 5/6 and Year 6)
Parochial CE Primary, Ashton, Tameside - (Year 5)
Oasis Academy Broadoak, Ashton, Tameside - (Year 2, Nursery and Reception affected by cases)
Hurst Knoll St James' CE Primary, Ashton, Tameside - (Positive case among staff, Year 1 isolating)
Hollingworth Primary, Hyde, Tameside - (Positive case among staff, Year 5 was closed)
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Oldham
St Martin's CE Primary, Oldham - (One class, plus Year 5 isolating)
Yew Tree Community School, Chadderton - (Cases confirmed)
Hey with Zion, Lees, Oldham - (Nursery)
Whitegate End Primary and Nursery, Chadderton, Oldham - (One Year 6 class)
The Radclyffe School, Oldham - (Close contacts of positive cases in Years 7 and 9, whole of Year 10 and around 50 pupils in Year 11)
St Matthew's CE Primary, Chadderton - (two Year 3 classes)
Royton and Crompton Academy in Oldham - (Positive cases confirmed, 28 Year 7 pupils and whole of Year 9 among those isolating)
Saddleworth School, Oldham - (Years 7, 8, 9 and 11)
Blue Coat School, Oldham - (Year 10 and contacts of Year 8 case isolating)
Crompton House CE School, Oldham - (Years 7, 8, 12 and 13 affected)
Oasis Academy Oldham - (Year 10 and Year 11)
The Hathershaw College, Oldham - (Cases confirmed in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10)
Corpus Christi RC Primary School, Oldham - (Nursery, Reception and Year 1)
Roundthorn Primary Academy, Oldham - (Year 1 and Year 6)
Horton Mill Primary School, Oldham - (Several cases, full school closed)
Stanley Road Primary, Chadderton - (Cases in Reception and in Years 1, 4, 5 and 6)
St Chad's Church of England Primary School, Oldham - (Year 1/2)
Mills Hill Primary, Chadderton - (One Year 4 class bubble)
Oasis Academy Leesbrook, Oldham - (One bubble in Year 7, one bubble in Year 10)
The Oldham Academy North, Oldham - (A Year 9 bubble and member of staff isolating, plus another confirmed case among staff)
Knowsley Junior School, Oldham - (Year 6)
Fir Bank Primary, Royton, Oldham - (One confirmed case)
St Paul's CE Primary, Royton, Oldham - (Year 5)
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Shaw, Oldham - (Year 5 and 6 bubble)
Co-op Academy Failsworth - (Cases in Years 9, 10 and 11)
Holy Cross CE Primary, Oldham - (Year 3)
Greenfield Primary, Oldham - (Year 5)
Waterhead Academy, Oldham - (Cases confirmed)
Newman RC College, Oldham - (Confirmed cases, Years 8, 9 and 10 working remotely)
North Chadderton School, Oldham - (Four cases confirmed, including two in sixth form and member of catering team)
Werneth Primary, Oldham - (Year 2 and 3)
Royton Hall Primary, Oldham - (Year 3/4 class)
Higher Failsworth Primary, Oldham - (Year 4)
Thornham St James CE Primary, Oldham - (Years 2, 5 and 6)
St Hilda's CE Primary, Oldham - (Year 2)
Littlemoor Primary, Oldham - (Confirmed case, two classes isolating)
Christ Church CE Primary, Chadderton - (Cases confirmed)
Thorp Primary, Oldham - (Nursery and Reception)
Oldham Hulme Grammar, Oldham - (Cases confirmed)
Burnley Brow Community School, Chadderton, Oldham - (Cases confirmed in Nursery, Reception and Years 2, 3, 4 and 6)
Bare Trees Primary, Chadderton, Oldham - (School closed to all but Nursery)
Beever Primary, Oldham - (Years 1, 2 and 4)
Holy Family RC Primary, Oldham - (Early Years Foundation Stage bubble isolating)
Willowpark Primary Academy, Oldham - (Reception isolating for a second time, along with Years 4, 5 and 6)
Alexandra Park Junior School, Oldham - (Confirmed case among member of support staff)
St Herbert's RC Primary School, Chadderton, Oldham - (Year 3 and 4 bubble closed after confirmed case)
Rochdale
Sandbrook Community Primary School, Rochdale - (Cases confirmed in Years 3 and 4)
Broadfield Primary School, Rochdale - (Three bubbles)
Marland Hill Community Primary School, Rochdale - (Two bubbles)
St Cuthbert's RC High School, Rochdale - (Cases confirmed in Years 7, 9 and 11)
Boarshaw Primary School, Middleton - (One bubble)
Middleton Parish Church School
Bowlee Park Community School, Middleton - (Cases confirmed in Years 1, 2, 3 and 4)
St Luke's Primary, Heywood - (Full school closed)
St Anne's Academy, Middleton - (Cases confirmed in Years 7, 9, 10 and 11)
Meanwood Primary, Rochdale - (Cases confirmed in Years 1, 2, 4, 5)
Alkrington Primary, Middleton - (Year 6)
Woodland Community Primary, Heywood - (Cases confirmed in Reception, Years 2 and 6)
Falinge Park High School, Rochdale - (Cases confirmed)
Oulder Hill Community School, Rochdale - (Close contacts of Year 8)
Norden Community Primary School, Rochdale - (Nursery, Reception and Year 5)
St Thomas More RC Primary, Middleton - (Three classes from Key Stage 1)
Holy Trinity CE Primary, Littleborough - (positive case in Year 3)
Middleton Technology School - (Two confirmed cases)
Cardinal Langley RC High, Middleton - (Year 7, Year 10, sixth form)
Deeplish Primary Academy, Rochdale - (Year 4)
St Vincent's Roman Catholic Primary School, Norden, Rochdale - (One Year 4 class and one Year 6 class)
Hamer Primary, Rochdale - (Two bubbles isolating)
Wardle Academy, Rochdale - (Cases in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10)
Hollingworth Academy, Rochdale - (Cases confirmed)
Matthew Moss High, Rochdale - (Some bubbles closed following confirmed case)
Holy Family RC and CE College, Heywood - (Year 9)
Greenbank Primary, Rochdale - (Year 6 bubble)
Spotland Primary, Rochdale - (A Reception class and classes from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 isolating)
Newhouse Academy, Heywood - (Confirmed cases, all Year 9 among those isolating)
Castleton Primary, Rochdale - (Class 1L)
Kingsway Park High, Rochdale - (Confirmed cases in Years 10 and 11, Years 8 and 9 remote learning amid staff shortage)
Hollin Primary, Middleton - (Confirmed cases in Years 4 and 6)
Redwood School, Rochdale - (Confirmed case)
Lowerplace Primary, Rochdale - (Case confirmed)
Crossgates Primary, Milnrow - (Years 2 and 3 on second isolation)
Hopwood Community Primary, Heywood - (Confirmed cases in Reception and Year 3)
All Souls Primary, Heywood - (Case confirmed in Year 2)
St Mary's RC Primary, Littleborough - (Year 3 isolating for a second time)
St Andrew's CE Primary, Rochdale - (Nursery)
Harwood Park Primary, Heywood - (Cases confirmed)
Shawclough Community Primary, Rochdale - (Nursery, Years 1, 2 and 3 and one class from Year 5)
St Mary's RC Primary, Middleton - (Confirmed cases)
St John Fisher RC Primary, Rochdale - (Year 1 bubble closure)
Elm Wood Primary, Middleton - (Year 5)
Moorhouse Primary, Milnrow, Rochdale - (Confirmed case in Year 4 / Year 4/5 bubble)
Wigan
St Mary's Catholic High School, Astley, Wigan - (Years 7, 8, 11, 12 and 13 affected)
St Michael's CE Primary, Atherton, Wigan - (Cases confirmed, Years 1 and 6 among those affected)
Westleigh Methodist Primary School, Leigh - (Year 3 and Year 4)
Dean Trust Wigan - (Year 7, 8 and 9, plus staff members affected)
Hawkley Hall High, Wigan - (Years 7, 8, 10 and 11 affected)
R L Hughes Primary School, Wigan
Canon Sharples CE Primary School, Wigan - (Nursery and Years 1 and 2 affected)
Ince CE Primary, Wigan - (One class from Year 5 and confirmed case in Year 4)
St John Fisher Catholic High, Wigan - (Confirmed cases in every year)
Twelve Apostles RC Primary, Leigh - (Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and staff affected)
Mab's Cross Primary School, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
Cansfield High School, Wigan - (Year 9, Year 11 isolating for second time)
The Deanery, Wigan - (Years 8, 9, 10 and 11 affected)
Rowan Tree Primary, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
Bedford High, Wigan - (Years 8, 9 and 10 affected)
Oakfield High School and College, Wigan - (One confirmed case)
Byrchall High, Wigan - (Cases confirmed, Years 8, 11 plus staff among those affected)
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan - (Year 8, Year 10 and Year 11)
Standish Community High, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
Landgate School, Wigan - (One case confirmed)
Abram Bryn Gates Primary School, Wigan - (Year 3 affected)
Lowton St Mary's CofE Primary School, Wigan - (Year 4 affected)
Meadowbank Primary School, Wigan - (Years 1 and 2 affected)
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Beech Hill - (Cases confirmed)
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton - (Year 6 affected)
St Luke's CofE Primary School, Lowton - (Year 2)
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
St Stephen's CofE Primary School, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School, Wigan - (Year 4 affected)
Atherton Community School, Wigan - (Year 10 affected)
Golborne High School, Wigan - (Cases confirmed, Years 7 and 9 among those affected)
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
St John's CE Primary, Wigan - (staff and Years 2 and 6 affected)
Hope School and College, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
Woodfield Primary, Wigan - (One case confirmed)
Fred Longworth High School, Wigan - (Cases confirmed in Years 7, 8 and 10)
Shevington High, Wigan - (Cases confirmed in Years 8 and 11, staff also affected)
Platt Bridge Community School, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
Beech Hill Community Primary School, Wigan - (Staff affected)
Leigh CE Primary, Wigan - (Cases confirmed, Year 6 among those affected)
Marus Bridge Primary School, Wigan - (Year 6 affected)
Orrell Newfold Community Primary, Wigan - (Cases confirmed, Year 3 among those affected)
Parklee Primary, Wigan - (Year 1 affected)
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Leigh - (Staff affected plus Year 2)
Leigh St John's CofE Primary, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
St Joseph's Primary, Leigh - (Staff affected)
St Jude's Catholic Primary, Wigan - (Year 1 and staff affected)
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School, Wigan - (Staff affected)
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
St William's Catholic Primary School, Ince, Wigan - (Cases confirmed, Years 5, 6 and staff among those affected)
Hindley High School, Wigan - (Staff affected and confirmed cases in years 8 and 9)
Lowton CE High School, Wigan - (Cases confirmed, Year 9 plus staff among those affected)
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wigan - (School closed)
St Peter's Catholic High, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
Hindsford CE Primary School, Wigan - (Years 5 and 6 affected)
Leigh Central Primary, Wigan - (Reception, Years 2, 3, 4 and staff affected)
Lowton West Primary, Wigan - (Cases confirmed, Year 6 among those affected)
Marsh Green Primary, Wigan - (Cases confirmed, Year 4 among those affected)
Millbrook Primary, Wigan - (Year 1 affected)
St James' CE Primary, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wigan - (Confirmed cases)
St Patrick's Catholic Primary, Wigan - (Staff affected)
Winstanley Community Primary School, Wigan - (Reception, Year 3 and staff affected)
Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School, Wigan - (Years 3, 4 and 6 affected)
St Mark's CE Primary, Wigan - (Year 5)
Dean Trust Rose Bridge, Wigan - (Cases confirmed)
Garrett Hall Primary, Tyldesley, Wigan - (Two cases - child in Reception and Year 4 class teacher)
Bickershaw CE Primary, Wigan - (Case confirmed)
Tottington High, Bury - (Cases confirmed)
Gorsefield Primary, Radcliffe - (Cases confirmed, including Year 6)
Holy Family Catholic Primary, New Springs, Wigan - (Case confirmed)
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary, Bryn, Wigan - (Case confirmed)
Sacred Heart RC Primary, Atherton - (School closed)
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School, Wigan - (Case confirmed)
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary, Wigan - (Case confirmed)
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary, Wigan - (Case confirmed)
St Peter's Church of England Primary, Hindley, Wigan - (Case confirmed)
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary, Hindley, Wigan - (Case confirmed)
Westfield Community School, Wigan - (Case confirmed)
Wood Fold Primary, Wigan - (Case confirmed)
Newbridge Learning Community, Wigan - (Case confirmed)
Willow Grove Primary School, Wigan - (Case confirmed)
Britannia Bridge Primary, Wigan - (Case confirmed in Nursery 2 bubble)
The Westleigh School, Leigh - (Year 10)
Has your school had to send children home to self-isolate? Let us know in the comments or email the details to emma.gill@reachplc.com.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-19--Coronation Street fans horrified as Shona mocks David's rape ordeal

Coronation Street fans have been concerned about Shona Ramsey 's behaviour for a while now , and they were horrified when she upset her husband David Platt by mocking his rape ordeal .
Blunt Shona , who has displayed a change in character since losing her memory when she was shot on the cobbles on Christmas Day , has been wanting to get closer to David .
But her husband has kept a distance so as not to take advantage of her current state .
Unfortunately for David , Shona took things the wrong way and thought he was rejecting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she wrongly recalled his rape ordeal as him having a fling .
`` We have n't really spoken about the thing you had with that guy Josh , '' she said .
`` Was it Josh ?
The guy you slept with ? ''
When David tried to explain that it 'was n't like that ' she said flippantly : `` Whatevs , I could n't care less what other people get up to in the bedroom . ''
`` I was raped , do you understand what that means ? ''
he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and her social worker tried to diffuse the situation as 'misspeak ' and 'crossed wires . '
`` Yes I do know what rape is , '' she told David , who stormed out when he realised she was n't listening .
`` And I 'm the one who 's supposed to have mental problems , '' she shrugged .
`` Shona , David did n't sleep with another guy .
Josh raped him , '' said one viewer .
Aw , I feel really sorry for David , the way Shona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was consensual .
My heart is breaking for him , he was horrified ! ''
tweeted another .
`` Shona should not of talked about David 's rape , '' another commented .
David later sought marriage advice from an unlikely source , his neighbour and former nemesis Gary Windass , who was dating his sister Sarah before she married solicitor Adam Barlow .
`` She can be really blunt and it knocks you for six , '' he told him .
And Shona later apologised , saying : `` I get my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her words had been all the more hurtful because she was the one he turned to after he was raped .
`` You were the one who helped me through it , said the right things , '' he said .
And his wife said it only went to prove that she was n't 'the old Shona anymore . '
Corrie actor Jack P Shepherd was highly-praised for the soap 's harrowing rape storyline , when David was drugged and attacked by mechanic Josh Tucker in 2018 .
After David let him go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was jailed for 15 years for rape after standing trial for another attack .

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Coronation Street fans have been concerned about Shona Ramsey's behaviour for a while now, and they were horrified when she upset her husband David Platt by mocking his rape ordeal.
Blunt Shona, who has displayed a change in character since losing her memory when she was shot on the cobbles on Christmas Day, has been wanting to get closer to David.
But her husband has kept a distance so as not to take advantage of her current state.
Unfortunately for David, Shona took things the wrong way and thought he was rejecting her.
(Image: ITV)
And he was stunned when she wrongly recalled his rape ordeal as him having a fling.
"We haven't really spoken about the thing you had with that guy Josh," she said.
"Was it Josh? The guy you slept with?"
When David tried to explain that it 'wasn't like that' she said flippantly: "Whatevs, I couldn't care less what other people get up to in the bedroom."
"I was raped, do you understand what that means?" he said, trying to contain his anger, and her social worker tried to diffuse the situation as 'misspeak' and 'crossed wires.'
(Image: ITV)
But Shona didn't stop there.
"Yes I do know what rape is," she told David, who stormed out when he realised she wasn't listening.
"And I'm the one who's supposed to have mental problems," she shrugged.
"Shona, David didn't sleep with another guy. Josh raped him," said one viewer.
Aw, I feel really sorry for David, the way Shona spoke about his rape, like it was consensual. My heart is breaking for him, he was horrified!" tweeted another.
"Shona should not of talked about David's rape," another commented.
David later sought marriage advice from an unlikely source, his neighbour and former nemesis Gary Windass, who was dating his sister Sarah before she married solicitor Adam Barlow.
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"She can be really blunt and it knocks you for six," he told him.
And Shona later apologised, saying: "I get my words mixed up."
David said her words had been all the more hurtful because she was the one he turned to after he was raped.
"You were the one who helped me through it, said the right things," he said.
And his wife said it only went to prove that she wasn't 'the old Shona anymore.'
Corrie actor Jack P Shepherd was highly-praised for the soap's harrowing rape storyline, when David was drugged and attacked by mechanic Josh Tucker in 2018.
After David let him go free, in January this year Josh was jailed for 15 years for rape after standing trial for another attack.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-19--Michelle Keegan has returned to the Coronation Street cobbles

She left the street in the most dramatic fashion six years ago , but Corrie favourite Michelle Keegan was delighted to be back on the famous cobbles .
Michelle , whose character Tina McIntyre was killed off after she plummeted from the balcony of the builders ' yard , walked the most famous street in the world once again .
The actress from Stockport shared a video on her Instagram Stories , the camera panning around to show much-loved features including The Kabin and Dev Alahan 's shop .
`` Look where I am , '' she said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cobbles . ''
Michelle did n't reveal why she was back on the street to her followers , but the soap is gearing up for its 60th anniversary celebrations this December .
The 33-year-old went on to play army medic Georgie Lane in the BBC drama Our Girl and Tina Dean in Tina and Bobby , the love story of England footballer legend Bobby Moore and his wife .
She now lives in Essex with her husband of five years Mark Wright .
Her character tragically died after she was pushed off a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her when she threatened to report him and Tracy Barlow for selling illegal stock .
Thinking she was dead , he was shocked to find Tina was still alive .
In order to silence her , Rob picked up a nearby metal pipe and repeatedly beat her with it .
Barmaid Tina was found by love rival Carla Connor , who had just found out she 'd had an affair with her husband Peter Barlow , and she was rushed to hospital where she had an operation to reduce swelling on her brain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and attempts to resuscitate her failed .
Michelle is back up north playing Erin in the Sky comedy Brassic which is currently filming its third series in Lancashire .

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She left the street in the most dramatic fashion six years ago, but Corrie favourite Michelle Keegan was delighted to be back on the famous cobbles.
Michelle, whose character Tina McIntyre was killed off after she plummeted from the balcony of the builders' yard, walked the most famous street in the world once again.
The actress from Stockport shared a video on her Instagram Stories, the camera panning around to show much-loved features including The Kabin and Dev Alahan's shop.
"Look where I am," she said.
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"Feels like yesterday I was on these cobbles."
Michelle didn't reveal why she was back on the street to her followers, but the soap is gearing up for its 60th anniversary celebrations this December.
The 33-year-old went on to play army medic Georgie Lane in the BBC drama Our Girl and Tina Dean in Tina and Bobby, the love story of England footballer legend Bobby Moore and his wife.
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She now lives in Essex with her husband of five years Mark Wright.
Her character tragically died after she was pushed off a balcony by Rob Donovan.
He shoved her when she threatened to report him and Tracy Barlow for selling illegal stock.
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Thinking she was dead, he was shocked to find Tina was still alive.
In order to silence her, Rob picked up a nearby metal pipe and repeatedly beat her with it.
Barmaid Tina was found by love rival Carla Connor, who had just found out she'd had an affair with her husband Peter Barlow, and she was rushed to hospital where she had an operation to reduce swelling on her brain.
Sadly Tina suffered a heart attack and attempts to resuscitate her failed.
Michelle is back up north playing Erin in the Sky comedy Brassic which is currently filming its third series in Lancashire.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-19--Haaland 'prefers Real Madrid move' over Man United and more transfer rumours

Erling Braut Haaland would rather join Real Madrid than Manchester United when he leaves Borussia Dortmund , according to reports .
Haaland has firmly established himself as one of the world 's best young strikers over the last year after initially bursting onto the scene at Red Bull Salzburg before joining Dortmund last January .
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer coached his countryman at Molde and United were interested in signing the 20-year-old before he moved to Germany , but pulled out of the deal as they refused to agree to a buyout clause and percentage of future sales .
Haaland 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with 21 goals in just 24 games , and United continue to be linked with a move for the towering striker .
He is believed to have a release clause in his contract that is activated in 2022 .
However , according to ABC , Haaland would prefer a move to Madrid over Old Trafford when he chooses to leave Signal Iduna Park .
It 's reported that linking up with compatriot Martin Odegaard is a big factor in his decision and that the relationship between Dortmund and the Spanish champions should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report adds , Madrid rate Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe as a higher priority than the Norwegian and the high commission which would be demanded by his agent , Mino Raiola , could threaten negotiations Elsewhere , Madrid are reportedly considering signing a new left-back and could trigger the buy-back clause in Sergio Reguilon 's Tottenham contract .
AS claim Madrid are concerned over Marcelo 's form and could look to buy Reguilon when the clause becomes active next summer .
United were interested in the defender but were unwilling to agree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Instead , United bought Alex Telles from Porto .

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Erling Braut Haaland would rather join Real Madrid than Manchester United when he leaves Borussia Dortmund, according to reports.
Haaland has firmly established himself as one of the world's best young strikers over the last year after initially bursting onto the scene at Red Bull Salzburg before joining Dortmund last January.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer coached his countryman at Molde and United were interested in signing the 20-year-old before he moved to Germany, but pulled out of the deal as they refused to agree to a buyout clause and percentage of future sales.
Haaland's stock has continued to rise at Dortmund, with 21 goals in just 24 games, and United continue to be linked with a move for the towering striker. He is believed to have a release clause in his contract that is activated in 2022.
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However, according to ABC, Haaland would prefer a move to Madrid over Old Trafford when he chooses to leave Signal Iduna Park.
It's reported that linking up with compatriot Martin Odegaard is a big factor in his decision and that the relationship between Dortmund and the Spanish champions should make a deal simple.
Although, the report adds, Madrid rate Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe as a higher priority than the Norwegian and the high commission which would be demanded by his agent, Mino Raiola, could threaten negotiations
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Elsewhere, Madrid are reportedly considering signing a new left-back and could trigger the buy-back clause in Sergio Reguilon's Tottenham contract.
AS claim Madrid are concerned over Marcelo's form and could look to buy Reguilon when the clause becomes active next summer.
United were interested in the defender but were unwilling to agree to the clause that Madrid insisted on. Instead, United bought Alex Telles from Porto.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-19--The secrecy and spin surrounding Greater Manchester’s hospital figures

If last week ’ s battleground in Greater Manchester ’ s row over ‘ tier three ’ restrictions was the local desire for more furlough money , ministers are now seeking to reframe the debate .
On Friday , over the weekend , and again today they have been determined to highlight the pressures within the hospital system here in a bid to emphasise the need for new restrictions .
That includes the Prime Minister ’ s comment that the number of intensive care patients with Covid here is now 40pc of what it was at April ’ s peak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that predicted we would run out of ICU beds entirely by November 12 .
In response , Greater Manchester insists the picture - while not good - is being overstated .
On Sunday , Andy Burnham said on the Andrew Marr show that the situation was being ‘ exaggerated ’ by Number 10 , while this morning Stockport council ’ s leader Elise Wilson told broadcast media that , in fact , ICU occupancy is only roughly where it would be at this time of the year anyway .
Yet in order to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pressures and the political arguments , a range of clear , hospital-level data is needed .
That has not been entirely forthcoming in recent weeks as the pressures within the system have clearly grown .
So this morning , the M.E.N .
sent an identical list of questions to all the key players in the row .
We wanted trust-by-trust Covid admissions numbers as a proportion of overall capacity , compared to the April peak .
We also wanted the same figures broken down for intensive care and high dependency beds , plus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And we wanted equivalent bed occupancy figures for this time last year , so that we could compare with the start of a normal winter .
In addition , we asked who exactly ‘ owns ’ the data , a perennial question that appears to have stopped us from getting trust-level information when we requested similar numbers in September .
Our request was sent to NHS England , Greater Manchester ’ s Health and Social Care Partnership , each individual hospital trust in the conurbation , the Department of Health and Social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Downing Street .
We gave a 4pm deadline .
Six out of seven relevant NHS trusts did not respond .
Wigan , Wrightington and Leigh said that ‘ we are unable to provide figures - these will be issued at national level ’ , while none of the others have replied .
The M.E.N .
understands trusts have been told by both regional NHS England and the Greater Manchester system specifically not to issue their own figures to the media today .
Greater Manchester ’ s Health and Social Care Partnership responded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eddleston would be doing a pooled interview with the Press Association about the hospital picture here .
But the M.E.N 's specific questions weren ’ t addressed .
The mayor ’ s office has not responded .
The Department of Health and Social Care replied almost immediately this morning , to say NHS England holds the data .
NHS England did respond with some links to data .
But most of the relevant information it offered was only broken down to North West level , which matters .
Government ’ s argument is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ West numbers are no good - they are skewed by the situation in Liverpool in particular .
Even so , one set of figures , on total Covid-related hospital admissions and in-patient diagnoses , did at least provide a breakdown by hospital trust .
It shows that on October 11 , there were 76 new Covid patients recorded in hospitals here as a whole .
That compares to 240 on the peak day in April , according to M.E.N .
analysis of government data , meaning in-patient numbers were - a little over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ third of where they were at that point .
Pennine Acute had the highest number out of the trusts , at 22 .
But it should be noted that Pennine covers the Royal Oldham , Fairfield and North Manchester General Hospital - so three separate hospitals .
Manchester Foundation Trust had 19 patients , but again , MFT has two major hospitals under its umbrella : Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe .
So working out which individual hospital has the most pressure is impossible , even if you know what their true capacity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Meanwhile the figures don ’ t break the picture down by ICU , high dependency , or by number of patients needing ventilators .
So what about ICU , the crux of the government ’ s argument ?
Downing Street did respond to the M.E.N ’ s request for data , but it provided its own selection of information and not the range of numbers we asked for .
Greater Manchester has seven relevant hospital trusts .
Number 10 provided numbers for four .
It said Manchester Foundation Trust ’ s ICU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 81pc ; Salford at 91pc ; and Stockport at 100pc .
The figures , on the face of it , are pretty alarming .
But one senior hospital clinician explained that their ICU capacity on paper is not necessarily what it is in reality .
In fact hospitals also have a ‘ surge ’ capacity - in other words they can stand up more beds .
They can also , both within Greater Manchester and within the North West , transfer patients to other trusts .
“ We are still in a position @ @ @ @ @ @ @ access to a ventilator we can provide that within Greater Manchester and there are plans to expand ventilator capacity as there was in March and April , ” they noted .
“ We did that either by transferring out to other boroughs in GM or by opening up capacity in the individual hospital .
So the claim ‘ ICU is full ’ doesn ’ t necessarily mean if patients needed ventilators you can ’ t ventilate them .
“ You have a conversation with ICUs down the road and say ‘ we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Well Stockport ’ s ICU might be ‘ full ’ , but that ’ s not uncommon , given that Stockport ’ s catchment area includes East Cheshire and the High Peak as far as Buxton , ” they said .
“ Plus that ’ s why we have an ICU network across the North West , so that the ICU capacity can be flexed to meet surge in demand .
Also , staffing absence can also affect bed capacity not just increased patient flows .
“ I suspect Number 10 think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and need ICU care then you can only get that at your local hospital and if that ’ s ‘ full ’ then you won ’ t get an ICU bed ... not that patients needing urgent ICU care are routinely transferred to the nearest available ICU bed.
” This evening , Dr Eddleston , who seems to be being used by both the local and national systems as a spokesman , made a similar point .
`` The system can cope , '' she said .
`` If one looks at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinking , ‘ Oh gosh ’ .
But that does not take into account the additional capacity that will come into play .
`` They would not know all of our escalation plans .
We have got very detailed escalation plans .
We would bring more beds into play .
`` We have made provision , we have put aside quite a lot of our beds in Covid-secure facilities .
`` As a consequence , the number of beds available at any one time are dynamic.
” The M.E.N .
had already gone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether their numbers took surge capacity - and the ability to move patients around the hospital network - into account .
No response has been received at the time of writing .
Greater Manchester ’ s system and NHS England have not provided their own ICU data in response to Downing Street 's figures , however , although one senior figure said they did n't recognise them .
And no organisation approached today was willing or able to provide equivalent breakdowns for this time last year , even though one of the region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comparable .
So it has been , after nine hours of trying to get to the bottom of it , impossible to provide a reliable and detailed picture of our hospital capacity , despite it being at the heart of a raging political row .
And it would be wrong to suggest that only Downing Street is holding out on providing full data , or to suggest that the system here is not under pressure .
The M.E.N .
spent ten days towards the end of September trying to find out what the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here .
When the numbers were finally leaked - they 've never been officially published - they showed that Public Health England believed Greater Manchester would be at its April peak , hospital-wise , by the end of October .
That leak apparently caused an internal inquiry , such was the consternation .
Yet there seems no particular reason that those forecasts could not simply have been published .
Indeed an internal dashboard provided to some senior figures shows real-time - or at least daily - admissions by trust .
So they do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but they are never made public .
We do know that across the Greater Manchester system overall , admissions have been rising - up by two thirds in the week to last Tuesday , according to the one set of public data Greater Manchester does publish each week .
ICU and high dependency patients were up by a third across the system .
There is a widespread expectation that elective surgery will need to be cancelled at some point , despite a vast and growing backlog .
Nevertheless as it stands , hospitals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run ‘ business as usual ’ alongside the rise in Covid patients .
“ It ’ s really busy , ” said one hospital manager .
“ Our numbers are very similar to the numbers that we had in April .
So we ’ re not far short of the numbers we had when things were at their worst in some of the GM hospitals.
” It also remains to be seen what exactly the Nightingale is for , or how it is meant to work .
“ I guess we still don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take a pretty good guess that we won ’ t be using it to ventilate people , ” they said .
“ The limiting factor is not the number of ventilators or kit , it ’ s the workforce .
It ’ s the ICU consultants and the ICU nurses .
So the limiting factor to the number of people you can ventilate is a combination of workforce and the oxygen to keep them going.
” Andy Burnham and Sir Richard Leese this evening put out a statement in which they criticised what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'selective statistics ' .
“ We are disappointed that the Government has today sought to raise public concern about the NHS in Greater Manchester with selective statistics .
`` , it said .
“ Greater Manchester ’ s ICU occupancy rate is not abnormal for this time of year and is comparable to the occupancy rate in October 2019 .
`` Also , providing information about individual hospitals does not reflect that our hospitals work as a system to manage demand .
“ We are not complacent about the position in our hospitals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But in the current situation , we believe it is essential that our residents are given clear , accurate information about the state of the NHS in Greater Manchester and that public fears are not raised unnecessarily.
” As Monday closes , politicians remain at stalemate .
People here are watching on in anxiety , wondering what will happen and what this winter will really mean for them and the NHS .
In the meantime , the war of words over what happens next to Greater Manchester continues , while each part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind their arguments .

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If last week’s battleground in Greater Manchester’s row over ‘tier three’ restrictions was the local desire for more furlough money, ministers are now seeking to reframe the debate.
On Friday, over the weekend, and again today they have been determined to highlight the pressures within the hospital system here in a bid to emphasise the need for new restrictions.
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That includes the Prime Minister’s comment that the number of intensive care patients with Covid here is now 40pc of what it was at April’s peak, plus a Parliamentary lobby briefing today that predicted we would run out of ICU beds entirely by November 12.
In response, Greater Manchester insists the picture - while not good - is being overstated.
On Sunday, Andy Burnham said on the Andrew Marr show that the situation was being ‘exaggerated’ by Number 10, while this morning Stockport council’s leader Elise Wilson told broadcast media that, in fact, ICU occupancy is only roughly where it would be at this time of the year anyway.
(Image: Joel Goodman)
Yet in order to weigh up the true scale of the pressures and the political arguments, a range of clear, hospital-level data is needed. That has not been entirely forthcoming in recent weeks as the pressures within the system have clearly grown.
So this morning, the M.E.N. sent an identical list of questions to all the key players in the row.
We wanted trust-by-trust Covid admissions numbers as a proportion of overall capacity, compared to the April peak. We also wanted the same figures broken down for intensive care and high dependency beds, plus for ventilator beds, including non-invasive ventilation.
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And we wanted equivalent bed occupancy figures for this time last year, so that we could compare with the start of a normal winter.
In addition, we asked who exactly ‘owns’ the data, a perennial question that appears to have stopped us from getting trust-level information when we requested similar numbers in September.
(Image: Joel Goodman)
Our request was sent to NHS England, Greater Manchester’s Health and Social Care Partnership, each individual hospital trust in the conurbation, the Department of Health and Social Care, the mayor’s office and Downing Street. We gave a 4pm deadline.
Six out of seven relevant NHS trusts did not respond. Wigan, Wrightington and Leigh said that ‘we are unable to provide figures - these will be issued at national level’, while none of the others have replied.
The M.E.N. understands trusts have been told by both regional NHS England and the Greater Manchester system specifically not to issue their own figures to the media today.
Greater Manchester’s Health and Social Care Partnership responded this afternoon to say that Dr Jane Eddleston would be doing a pooled interview with the Press Association about the hospital picture here. But the M.E.N's specific questions weren’t addressed.
The mayor’s office has not responded.
(Image: Joel Goodman)
The Department of Health and Social Care replied almost immediately this morning, to say NHS England holds the data.
NHS England did respond with some links to data.
But most of the relevant information it offered was only broken down to North West level, which matters.
Government’s argument is about Greater Manchester specifically, so North West numbers are no good - they are skewed by the situation in Liverpool in particular.
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Even so, one set of figures, on total Covid-related hospital admissions and in-patient diagnoses, did at least provide a breakdown by hospital trust.
It shows that on October 11, there were 76 new Covid patients recorded in hospitals here as a whole.
That compares to 240 on the peak day in April, according to M.E.N. analysis of government data, meaning in-patient numbers were - a little over a week ago - at around a third of where they were at that point.
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Pennine Acute had the highest number out of the trusts, at 22. But it should be noted that Pennine covers the Royal Oldham, Fairfield and North Manchester General Hospital - so three separate hospitals.
Manchester Foundation Trust had 19 patients, but again, MFT has two major hospitals under its umbrella: Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe. So working out which individual hospital has the most pressure is impossible, even if you know what their true capacity looks like. Which we don't.
Meanwhile the figures don’t break the picture down by ICU, high dependency, or by number of patients needing ventilators.
So what about ICU, the crux of the government’s argument?
Downing Street did respond to the M.E.N’s request for data, but it provided its own selection of information and not the range of numbers we asked for.
Greater Manchester has seven relevant hospital trusts. Number 10 provided numbers for four.
(Image: MEN MEDIA)
It said Manchester Foundation Trust’s ICU is at 70pc occupancy; Bolton at 81pc; Salford at 91pc; and Stockport at 100pc.
The figures, on the face of it, are pretty alarming. But one senior hospital clinician explained that their ICU capacity on paper is not necessarily what it is in reality.
In fact hospitals also have a ‘surge’ capacity - in other words they can stand up more beds. They can also, both within Greater Manchester and within the North West, transfer patients to other trusts.
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“We are still in a position where if people needed ventilation or needed access to a ventilator we can provide that within Greater Manchester and there are plans to expand ventilator capacity as there was in March and April,” they noted.
“We did that either by transferring out to other boroughs in GM or by opening up capacity in the individual hospital. So the claim ‘ICU is full’ doesn’t necessarily mean if patients needed ventilators you can’t ventilate them.
“You have a conversation with ICUs down the road and say ‘we’ve got a patient’.”
Another senior health figure agreed.
“Well Stockport’s ICU might be ‘full’, but that’s not uncommon, given that Stockport’s catchment area includes East Cheshire and the High Peak as far as Buxton,” they said.
“Plus that’s why we have an ICU network across the North West, so that the ICU capacity can be flexed to meet surge in demand. Also, staffing absence can also affect bed capacity not just increased patient flows.
“I suspect Number 10 think that if you live in a borough and need ICU care then you can only get that at your local hospital and if that’s ‘full’ then you won’t get an ICU bed...not that patients needing urgent ICU care are routinely transferred to the nearest available ICU bed.”
This evening, Dr Eddleston, who seems to be being used by both the local and national systems as a spokesman, made a similar point.
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"The system can cope," she said. "If one looks at the stark figures one might be mistaken for thinking, ‘Oh gosh’. But that does not take into account the additional capacity that will come into play.
"They would not know all of our escalation plans. We have got very detailed escalation plans. We would bring more beds into play.
"We have made provision, we have put aside quite a lot of our beds in Covid-secure facilities.
"As a consequence, the number of beds available at any one time are dynamic.”
The M.E.N. had already gone back to Downing Street earlier today asking whether their numbers took surge capacity - and the ability to move patients around the hospital network - into account. No response has been received at the time of writing.
Greater Manchester’s system and NHS England have not provided their own ICU data in response to Downing Street's figures, however, although one senior figure said they didn't recognise them.
(Image: Getty Images)
And no organisation approached today was willing or able to provide equivalent breakdowns for this time last year, even though one of the region's arguments is that numbers are broadly comparable.
So it has been, after nine hours of trying to get to the bottom of it, impossible to provide a reliable and detailed picture of our hospital capacity, despite it being at the heart of a raging political row.
And it would be wrong to suggest that only Downing Street is holding out on providing full data, or to suggest that the system here is not under pressure.
The M.E.N. spent ten days towards the end of September trying to find out what the system's internal projections were for hospitals here.
When the numbers were finally leaked - they've never been officially published - they showed that Public Health England believed Greater Manchester would be at its April peak, hospital-wise, by the end of October.
(Image: Daily Mirror/Andy Stenning)
That leak apparently caused an internal inquiry, such was the consternation. Yet there seems no particular reason that those forecasts could not simply have been published.
Indeed an internal dashboard provided to some senior figures shows real-time - or at least daily - admissions by trust. So they do exist and they are being circulated, but they are never made public.
We do know that across the Greater Manchester system overall, admissions have been rising - up by two thirds in the week to last Tuesday, according to the one set of public data Greater Manchester does publish each week. ICU and high dependency patients were up by a third across the system.
There is a widespread expectation that elective surgery will need to be cancelled at some point, despite a vast and growing backlog. Nevertheless as it stands, hospitals continue to be under government instruction to run ‘business as usual’ alongside the rise in Covid patients.
“It’s really busy,” said one hospital manager.
(Image: Getty Images)
“Our numbers are very similar to the numbers that we had in April. So we’re not far short of the numbers we had when things were at their worst in some of the GM hospitals.”
It also remains to be seen what exactly the Nightingale is for, or how it is meant to work.
“I guess we still don’t know, although I can take a pretty good guess that we won’t be using it to ventilate people,” they said.
“The limiting factor is not the number of ventilators or kit, it’s the workforce. It’s the ICU consultants and the ICU nurses. So the limiting factor to the number of people you can ventilate is a combination of workforce and the oxygen to keep them going.”
Andy Burnham and Sir Richard Leese this evening put out a statement in which they criticised what they called the government's use of 'selective statistics'.
“We are disappointed that the Government has today sought to raise public concern about the NHS in Greater Manchester with selective statistics.", it said.
“Greater Manchester’s ICU occupancy rate is not abnormal for this time of year and is comparable to the occupancy rate in October 2019.
"Also, providing information about individual hospitals does not reflect that our hospitals work as a system to manage demand.
“We are not complacent about the position in our hospitals and are monitoring the situation closely. But in the current situation, we believe it is essential that our residents are given clear, accurate information about the state of the NHS in Greater Manchester and that public fears are not raised unnecessarily.”
As Monday closes, politicians remain at stalemate. People here are watching on in anxiety, wondering what will happen and what this winter will really mean for them and the NHS.
In the meantime, the war of words over what happens next to Greater Manchester continues, while each part of the English system sits on the numbers behind their arguments.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-19--Grandmother killed on family holiday after being attacked by stampeding cow

A much loved grandmother died after being attacked by stampeding cow , an inquest heard .
Marian Clode , 61 , from Ashton-under-Lyne , was on holiday with her family when the animal charged towards her , causing fatal injuries .
Her daughter Lucy Rowe told how her mother was flipped over a fence 'like a ragdoll ' during the incident , after the cow had broken free from a pen at Swinhoe Farm in Northumberland .
ChronicleLive reports that Ms Clode , a primary school teacher , had been on holiday in the north east in April 2016 with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son in law Kevin and two grandchildren , aged seven and eight .
They were staying at a farm near Belford during the Easter holiday .
The family had gone for a walk to St Cuthbert ’ s Cave , a route they had taken many times as they had stayed at the farm twice before , Newcastle Coroners Court heard .
Farm owner Alistair Nixon was moving cattle from their winter sheds into open fields as Ms Clode and her family were walking on a public bridleway .
The family were about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15 ' cows appeared over the brow of a hill .
Ms Rowe said : `` It was about 15 cows stampeding towards my mum , that ’ s when I realised we were in trouble . ''
Some members of the family were able to escape , but one cow hit Ms Clode three times .
Describing the attack , Ms Rowe added : `` It turned , backed up , hit her , backed up again , hit her again , backed up again and hit her , and flipped her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Before the first charge my mum knew it had seen her and was going to attack her - she screamed .
That was the last thing she ever said . ''
She was airlifted to hospital , but died .
It was the third time the family had gone on holiday to the farm , which hosts a riding school and holiday cottages .
Ms Rowe said : `` We were on a road , my mum was exactly where she should have been , we were not in a field .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of people would advise . ''
Health and Safety inspector Wayne Owen told the inquest that around five people per year are killed by livestock in the UK , of which an average of one is a member of the public .
He said : “ Cattle by their very nature can be very unpredictable , especially in circumstances where they feel distressed , if something ’ s new.
” A statement from Mrs Clode ’ s family said the mother-of-three was a 'hardworking and dedicated teacher ' , who 'lived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doted on her four grandchildren ' .
They said : “ It ’ s heartbreaking she never got to see them grow up , or meet her fifth grandchild . ''

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A much loved grandmother died after being attacked by stampeding cow, an inquest heard.
Marian Clode, 61, from Ashton-under-Lyne, was on holiday with her family when the animal charged towards her, causing fatal injuries.
Her daughter Lucy Rowe told how her mother was flipped over a fence 'like a ragdoll' during the incident, after the cow had broken free from a pen at Swinhoe Farm in Northumberland.
ChronicleLive reports that Ms Clode, a primary school teacher, had been on holiday in the north east in April 2016 with her husband Christopher, daughter Lucy, son in law Kevin and two grandchildren, aged seven and eight.
They were staying at a farm near Belford during the Easter holiday.
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The family had gone for a walk to St Cuthbert’s Cave, a route they had taken many times as they had stayed at the farm twice before, Newcastle Coroners Court heard.
Farm owner Alistair Nixon was moving cattle from their winter sheds into open fields as Ms Clode and her family were walking on a public bridleway.
The family were about to return to the farm when 'around 15' cows appeared over the brow of a hill.
Ms Rowe said: "It was about 15 cows stampeding towards my mum, that’s when I realised we were in trouble."
Some members of the family were able to escape, but one cow hit Ms Clode three times.
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Describing the attack, Ms Rowe added: "It turned, backed up, hit her, backed up again, hit her again, backed up again and hit her, and flipped her over the fence like a ragdoll.
"Before the first charge my mum knew it had seen her and was going to attack her - she screamed. That was the last thing she ever said."
She was airlifted to hospital, but died.
It was the third time the family had gone on holiday to the farm, which hosts a riding school and holiday cottages.
Ms Rowe said: "We were on a road, my mum was exactly where she should have been, we were not in a field. She did what she could and what a lot of people would advise."
Health and Safety inspector Wayne Owen told the inquest that around five people per year are killed by livestock in the UK, of which an average of one is a member of the public.
He said: “Cattle by their very nature can be very unpredictable, especially in circumstances where they feel distressed, if something’s new.”
A statement from Mrs Clode’s family said the mother-of-three was a 'hardworking and dedicated teacher', who 'lived for her family' and 'adored and doted on her four grandchildren'.
They said: “It’s heartbreaking she never got to see them grow up, or meet her fifth grandchild."
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