Greater Manchester’s Living with Covid has been published.
The one-year Plan recognises that the pandemic is still ongoing in Greater Manchester and is likely to be so for some time. However Greater Manchester has been clear that the building back better phase of responding to Covid needs to start now.
The plan therefore begins to outline how Greater Manchester will respond to the disproportionate impact Covid has had on people’s lives and businesses, how to recover and build resilience and what support vulnerable communities will still need.
It also recognises the innovations which are supporting Greater Manchester’s response to the pandemic including digital solutions to support people to work and access services differently, strengthened partnership working across agencies, locally devolved resources has enabled timely and targeted support with multiagency networks set up, for example to source and distribute PPE.
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, said:
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Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, said: “In the space of a few months, the Covid pandemic has forced us to completely rethink the ways we live, work, and get around. There’s no doubt that it has had a major impact on our city-region, disrupting lives and exposing the stark inequalities that exist all across the country. Our focus remains on addressing those issues and building back in a way that’s better and fairer than before.
“It’s clear that we’re now moving into a new phase of living with this virus. That means being smarter about the way we target measures to protect our communities, and all of us being more disciplined in our approach to keeping ourselves and others safe. Today, our Living with Covid Plan sets out the clear actions that we need to take so that Greater Manchester can meet these challenges head on. This is a moment to learn the lessons of the pandemic and work towards positive change.” In the space of a few months, the Covid pandemic has forced us to completely rethink the ways we live, work, and get around. There’s no doubt that it has had a major impact on our city-region, disrupting lives and exposing the stark inequalities that exist all across the country. Our focus remains on addressing those issues and building back in a way that’s better and fairer than before.
“It’s clear that we’re now moving into a new phase of living with this virus. That means being smarter about the way we target measures to protect our communities, and all of us being more disciplined in our approach to keeping ourselves and others safe. Today, our Living with Covid Plan sets out the clear actions that we need to take so that Greater Manchester can meet these challenges head on. This is a moment to learn the lessons of the pandemic and work towards positive change.”
