UK imposes tough coronavirus measures for Liverpool
By Abiodun Ogundairo
13 October 2020 |
12:20 pm
Prime Minister Johnson has unveiled a new three-tiered system of localized restrictions. The north of England has been recording spikes in coronavirus cases and bars in the city of Liverpool will have to close.
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