coronavirus

17th June 2020 | By Devon Bellamy

Shoppers surge back to high street after stores re-open following easing of lockdown restrictions

After three months of retail stores being closed due to coronavirus lockdown rules, shoppers filled Manchester city centre to buy non-essential items such clothes, shoes...

3rd June 2020 | By Thomas Parkinson

Levenshulme volunteers pull out all stops to make sure vulnerable and elderly get groceries and essential meals during lockdown

A group of Levenshulme residents are rallying round to help the most vulnerable people in their community during lockdown. Levenshulme Inspire is currently running a...

2nd June 2020 | By Thomas Parkinson

Levenshulme photographer’s portraits of family life under lockdown

Ciara Leeming, a photographer and journalist local to Levenshulme, has been getting creative during lockdown, documenting the lives of people in the community in her...

2nd June 2020 | By Naomi Patra

What’s it like being a student doctor in the middle of a global pandemic?

NQ interviewed a student doctor on what it is like studying and working during a pandemic. Italia Leech, 19,  from Oldham is currently a first-year...

26th May 2020 | By Laura Penney

Foodbank fundraiser Charlie comes to aid of families in need during coronavirus crisis

A Manchester resident has launched a foodbank appeal to support people who are facing difficulties during the coronavirus lockdown. Charlie Davies, of Withington, is an...

13th May 2020 | By [email protected]

Ramadan: many Muslims are isolated in isolation

Ramadan is a time for the community to band together and share the experience of the holy month through the act of communal prayer, family...

11th May 2020 | By Elena Richards Coldicutt

Days of worry: Man Met journalism student charts her family’s covid-19 journey

English and Journalism student Elena Richards Coldicutt was plunged into her own personal Covid-19 crisis when sister Anna was isolated during a school trip to...

2nd May 2020 | By Siddra Daud Asghar

Ramadan In Lockdown: what it means to Muslims

Before reporting on personal experiences of finding my faith in Allah again and how prayer has helped guard my heart in these tough times, it...

30th April 2020 | By Dale Anne McAulay

Four international journalists, who graduated in Manchester, report on their Covid-19 lockdown experiences

Speaking to my friends it became apparent that problems posed by disinformation and conspiracy theories around the coronavirus pandemic were prevalent and a worrying problem...

20th April 2020 | By [email protected]

Wythenshawe-based domestic abuse charity providing help to victims during coronavirus crisis

Concerns have been raised about the potential rise of domestic violence cases during the coronavirus lockdown. Wythenshawe-based domestic abuse charity, Safe Spots, is assuring victims...

12th April 2020 | By Zainab Tariq

Manchester businesses are delivering meals to feed people during coronavirus lockdown

Many Manchester organisations, including The Bread and Butter Thing, Fare share, Trussell Trust and Open Kitchen, are working together to gather donations and distributing support packages to...

1st April 2020 | By [email protected]

Clap for Carers: Britain celebrates NHS workers with a round of applause during coronavirus crisis

Millions of Britons stood to applaud NHS workers for their service during the COVID-19 outbreak. People stood and clapped out on their doorsteps, balconies and...

1st April 2020 | By Zainab Tariq

Man Met student and family in self-isolation after father becomes ill with coronavirus symptoms

A 21-year-old student studying at Manchester Metropolitan University has been quarantined after her father developed coronavirus symptoms following a trip to Milan. She was told...

31st March 2020 | By Imogen Campion

‘We’re being asked to help out on the frontline in the fight against coronavirus as students nurses and midwives – it’s frightening’

Laura, 21, a student midwife from North Yorkshire, has spoken to the Northern Quota about being called to the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic. She...

17th March 2020 | By Imogen Campion

Family fears leaving China as global number of COVID-19 cases continue to soar

A British family of four currently in Nanning, China fear leaving the province as the coronavirus situation worsens outside the country. Tom, from North Yorkshire, a father of...

29th January 2020 | By Leonie Backhaus

British universities move to help prevent spread of coronavirus

There are currently 132 people killed and over 6,000 infected because of coronavirus and the disease – which originates in the Chinese city of Wuhan...