The UK government will act if the coronavirus spreads through London as it has done in other parts of Britain, junior business minister Nadhim Zahawi has said today. "If we see the virus spreading in a particular way in London, as we've seen in Manchester and West Yorkshire where it's spreading through people coming into another person's home, then we will discuss that...
and we will not hesitate to act," he told LBC radio. His comments come after a major incident was declared in Greater Manchester over rising Covid-19 infections.
Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, urged residents to stay calm after public service leaders decided to increase their readiness as they grapple with the escalating coronavirus transmission rates in