‘Major incident’ declared in British city of Manchester to tackle COVID-19

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Sun, 2020-08-02 19:31

LONDON: A major incident has been declared in the Manchester area of Britain, allowing the creation of a “central command structure” to help tackle the rising number of coronavirus cases, a local official was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday the COVID-19 lockdown in parts of northern England — including Greater Manchester, parts of West Yorkshire and East Lancashire — would be tightened because of an increasing rate of transmission.

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