Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox “In the early stages of the pandemic my mother died of Covid-19.
This is a pain that I would not want anyone to experience.” This is the stark message from Councillor Joanna Midgley, who is spearheading a push for more people to get vaccinated as the city enters a critical stage in its fight against the virus.
The Chorlton Park councillor, who serves as the town hall’s executive member for health and care, lost her mum Pat to the virus last March at the start of the Covid outbreak.
Public health officials have made ‘superhuman efforts’ to prevent the spread of the more infectious Delta variant, which they see as a significant threat to public safety.