LONDON – The British government has given the city of Manchester a noon Tuesday deadline to agree to tighter coronavirus measures, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson struggles to impose his plan for localized restrictions on restive regions.Johnson’s government is resisting a recommendation from its scientific advisors to have a short “circuit-breaker” lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus.Instead it has adopted a three-tier system for England, with areas classed as medium, high or very high virus risk.
In the top tier, pubs have to close and people are barred from mixing with members of other households.So far only the Liverpool and Lancashire regions of northwest England have been placed in Tier 3, the highest level.