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Warning new coronavirus restrictions 'could continue until Christmas'
hereIt's understood that Manchester's local leaders are still in discussions over Greater Manchester's status.The leader of Manchester City Council, Sir Richard Leese told the BBC, as he said they hoped to remain in Tier 2.Mr Johnson will chair the emergency Cobra committee this morning, before addressing the Commons this afternoon.Mr Dowden told Sky News: "If those measures are successful we hope to be able to take areas out of those high levels of restrictions."The purpose of doing this is to ensure we get the virus under control so by the time that we get through to after Christmas we are in that position where it is under control."Indeed I hope it will be sooner than that."Dr Lance Turtle, senior lecturer in infectious diseases at