The Government launched the rack and trace app so anyone who tested positive for coronavirus would be contacted by NHS Test and Trace and would need to share information about their recent interactions.
The Health Service Journal revealed that the government changed the way it counted the number of covid-19 tests carried out in a bid to hit its target of 100,000 tests per day. According to the report, previously, a test would be counted once the sample had been processed in laboratories. But this definition was changed.
The Prime Minister announced a three-step lockdown plan that will see the UK released from the restrictions. Step one meant that unlimited exercise allowed and the public encouraged to go back to work if they cannot work from home. Step two which will began after the spring Bank Holiday could see schools and shops re-open and step three was likely to begin in July would include some hospitality chains returning.
Sir Peter Fahy, former Greater Manchester Police chief constable, told the Today programme that the Prime Minister’s chief adviser Domminic Cummings would, “At that point, in terms of what was the understanding of the regulations and the Government messaging was, I think it may well be that absolutely he’d have been turned back, as many other people were turned back from things that they were doing.”
Professor Neil Ferguson, whose modelling work at Imperial College London proved pivotal in shaping the U.K. response, was forced to quit his role on the SAGE advisory committee after the Telegraph reported he has been visited at home by a lover “on at least two occasions” during the lockdown.
The Government announced that anyone in England could move home if they follow new guidance published by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. Since lockdown restrictions were implemented in March, more than 450,000 people were unable to progress their plans to move house. All buyers and renters were able to complete purchases and view properties in person, while estate agents, conveyancers and removals firms could return to work while following social distancing guidelines.
It was revealed that the Covid 19 global lockdown had an “extreme” effect on daily carbon emissions, but it was suggested it was unlikely to last – according to an international analysis led by scientists at the University of East Anglia.
A free app was developed at The University of Manchester to help reduce the high risk of falls and physical decline in older people self-isolating during the COVID-19 Lockdown.
The temporary pedestrianisation of part of Deansgate cameinto effect, creating a new shared space for pedestrians and people on bikes between Blackfriars Street and King Street West.
The first pictures of what the permanent memorial to the Manchester Arena attack victims will look like were released.
Greater Manchester’s Portfolio lead for Economy, Cllr Elise Wilson, and Night-Time Economy Adviser, Sacha Lord, convened a group of experts from across the city-region’s hospitality, events and cultural sector to start developing a long-term plan for the protection and promotion of Greater Manchester’s restaurants, bars, theatres, clubs, festivals and music venues.
Brits were still confused about the advice and guidance around coronavirus. A poll of 2,000 adults found as the nation was forced to adapt to a new way of living, 46 per cent admitted to feeling overwhelmed by the amount of information and advice they had been hearing.
Virgin Atlantic announced that it would be cutting 3,150 positions, nearly a third of its 10,000 workforce.
A charity which launched following the Manchester Arena bombing provided the UK’s first online platform for rapid, free ‘mental health first aid’ in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Trauma Response Network was founded by Sean Gardner together with experts specialising in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy to offer emergency online support during, and in the aftermath of a mass trauma event.
Social media websites fueled the fire of the UK’s fraud crisis by failing to clamp down on scammers selling people’s personal details through their platforms, a new Which? Money investigation reveals. The consumer champion discovered 50 scam profiles, pages and groups across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with clear evidence of blatant criminal activity.
Hot on the tail feathers of the first wild stork chicks to hatch in the UK in 600 years, Knowsley Safari delivered the news that five more storks joined its ever-expanding wading brood.
A host of top musical talents who all share a common love for Manchester and its people introduced live renditions of their songs by local residents in the Together In One Voice event, a mass doorstep sing-a-long.
The Natural History’s Museum’s famous dinosaur cast, Dippy, which was under temporary lockdown at Number One Riverside, Rochdale, was brought into people’s homes via a brand new virtual tour.
Premier League Shareholders agreed to a new provisional restart date for the 2019/20 season of Wednesday 17 June, provided that all safety requirements were in place.
