Health

A regular blog and updates from Mike Cordingley, Councillor for Gorse Hill Ward in Trafford – Gtr Manchester.

World Class!

They’ve had months to sort. No tests available in hotspots. Dido Harding has to go. You can’t allocate jobs to your mates. Sad to say but Boris Johnson is out of his depth and it’s endangering lives.

Quite a relief – ‘R’ rate drops below 1

The ‘R’ rate for the North West looks to have taken a significant drop. Keep washing your hands. We’re getting there.

New data suggests the R rate in the NW is now at 0.8, down from another estimate last week of 1.01. The figures refer to two weeks ago so the end of May. https://t.co/oeTS5Np6Eb
— Kevin Fitzpatrick (@kevfitz21) June 12, 2020

This is interesting

This is fascinating: genetic testing suggests more people imported Covid from Spain than Italy, and hardly any from China https://t.co/aHKCn0GDlT
— Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) June 11, 2020

the roots of UK covid infection. BBC

IVF returns for hopeful parents in Trafford

IVF treatments funded by the NHS have begun again for Trafford patients after lockdown brought everything to a halt.

Trafford CCG offers IVF treatment for couples, with one provider CARE Fertility offering both private and NHS cycles.

Public Health being kept in the Dark

Greater Manchester STILL has no idea how many people are being tested for Covid here – or what the results are

GPs, NHS trusts and public health departments still don’t know how many people in Greater Manchester are being tested for coronavirus, or the results of the tests, because they remain unable to get the numbers out of the national system.

The Manchester Evening News has raised the alarm that important data is not being shared with those who need it.

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