Salford has 197 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the cumulative total to 5,755, up from the previous day's 5,558.
Elsewhere in Greater Manchester, cases in Manchester rose to 15,081 (up from 14,678), followed by Bolton 7,331 (up from 7,171), Oldham with 6,573 (up from 6,412), Wigan 6,730 (up from 6,518), Tameside 4,907 (up from 4,805), Rochdale 5,784 (up from 5,580), Stockport 4,849 (up from 4,691), Bury 4,493 (up from 4,366) and Trafford 4,365 (up from 4,249).
There have been no new virus-related deaths at Salford Royal Hospital, although details of a leaked document published in The Guardian this morning reveals that "Greater Manchester could soon run out of beds to treat people left seriously ill with COVID-19".
It adds that last Friday, "the resurgence of the disease had left hospitals in Salford, Stockport and Bolton at maximum capacity", with 211 of 257, or 82%, critical care beds in Greater Manchester being used for either COVID-19 and other seriously ill patients. This seems to contradict what GM Mayor Andy Burnham has been saying over the last week.
Meanwhile, The Times reports that Boris Johnson is preparing to offer "millions to buy off corona revolt" today. Yesterday, Andy Burnham released a letter to all party leaders calling for a break in the impasse...
"This could be done by Parliament calling an urgent debate and vote this week to establish a cross-Party consensus on what constitutes a fair financial framework for people in areas under Tier 3 restrictions" he stated.
"We have our doubts about whether Tier 3 will succeed in bringing down the number of cases and note similar comments from the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Advisor" he added "However, that aside, we are clear that the level of support being offered to areas entering Tier 3 will be insufficient both to prevent people experiencing serious hardship in the run-up to Christmas and businesses from collapsing."
Arguing that it is not just a Greater Manchester issue as other regions could soon be asked to go into Tier 3, Burnham called for nationally agreed parameters which "will create a sense of fairness which in turn would help build public support for, and compliance with, any new restrictions. We believe that sense of fairness will only be achieved by providing similar terms to the financial package afforded to the whole country back in March.
"Given that it is predominantly low-wage industries that are being required to close in Tier 3, failure to provide equivalent support will appear discriminatory against people who are employed or self-employed within them or within industries that rely on them, such as the taxi trade and security" he concluded, and repeated what was needed...
*A full and fair furlough scheme for all affected workers, covering 80% of an employee's regular wage or at least the national minimum wage. We believe that this should be paid to workers in businesses forced to close but also those in the supply chain that can provide evidence of a major loss of trade caused by the closures.
*A Self-Employed Income Support Scheme set at 80% of average monthly income. This should be available to those who can provide evidence of a major loss of trade arising from Tier 3 closures, including freelancers.
*An improved compensation scheme for businesses directly or indirectly impacted based on the national scheme on rateable values.
Talks are expected to resume today...
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