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Tough virus rules imposed on Manchester after talks collapse

by Jill LawlessSylvia Hui
| October 20, 2020 1:06 PM

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed strict coronavirus restrictions on England's second-largest urban area Tuesday, after talks with officials in Greater Manchester collapsed over how much financial aid should be handed to residents whose livelihoods will be hit by the new measures.

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