Tesco Singled Out as Manchester Wants ‘Targeted’ Business Closure Instead of Blanket Shut Down

The sign on a Tesco shop is photographed, in London, on Sept. 22, 2014. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo

Supermarket chains such as Tesco have not “taken the responsible attitude” towards enforcing the rule around face coverings, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said on Tuesday.

Burnham made the comment to the House of Lords’ Economic Affairs Committee, while arguing for a “more targeted way” of curbing the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus.