Greater Manchester Will Be Under Tier 3 Lockdown

A mural depicting NHS nurse Melanie Senior in Manchester's Northern Quarter on Oct. 19, 2020. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Greater Manchester will move to a “very high” CCP virus alert level from Friday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday.

“Very high” is the highest level in England’s new three-tiered alert system. Pubs in Tier 3 areas have to close, and the mixing of households is banned.