A Bury has been confirmed as the region’s first case of Coronavirus in Greater Manchester.
He was one of twelve more patients in England have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of UK cases to 35.
It is believed that he became infected on a trip to Italy
Three patients were close contacts of a known case which was transmitted in the UK, chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty said.
Bury council confirmed that the patient has been taken to a specialist NHS infection centre.
In a statement the council said;
We are working closely with health colleagues to ensure that the people of Bury are protected and kept well informed.
Public Health England are tracing anyone who has been identified as at risk and will advise people and places with any action they are required to take.
If you have not been contacted by Public Health England you do not need to take any action at this time.
Meanwhile Health Secretary Hancock urged people to go about their business as usual but step up on hygiene — saying the government wants to “minimize the risk to the public” from the coronavirus while also preventing “social and economic disruption.”
The coronavirus could place a “very big pressure on the NHS,” Hancock told the Ridge show, adding that the NHS has increased the number of acute clinical beds to 50 and there are plans to raise them to 500 or even 5,000 depending on the spread of the virus.
British Medical Association chair Chaand Nagpaul told the show that if there were to be an epidemic in the U.K., the NHS might need to cancel non-emergency operations and “convert parts of hospitals and wards from routine services to emergency services.”
