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Coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester have risen by 4pc week-on-week, according to latest figures, as the region prepares to enter 'Tier 3' of the lockdown system.Tougher new measures, such as the closure of pubs and other venues, will be introduced in the region from Friday at 00.01am.People will also be banned from meeting other households indoors and in most outdoor settings.More than 2,000 cases of the virus (2,162) were confirmed in Greater Manchester today - only the third time that

here"Of course we do not want businesses in Greater Manchester to be disadvantaged, so that offer remains on the table."Our door is open to further discussions with local leaders in the coming days about business support."Mr Hancock said the Government has introduced a 'comprehensive package of support'.Greater Manchester will receive £22m to help 'implement and enforce restrictions'.The sticking point during the negotiations was said to be the additional package offered to help businesses

Should Greater Manchester be in Tier 3? Have your say in the comments below The pot available in Greater Manchester totals £3.7m a month, according to Altus, unless local authorities are able to top it up through any hardship funding that may be subsequently made available.The Government will also support businesses by paying two thirds of each employees’ salary (or 67%), up to a maximum of £2,100 a month.Suppliers such as breweries will not be entitled to anywhere near the same level of

coronavirus restrictions will be in place in Greater Manchester from 00.01am on Friday.

coronavirus measures, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs.

message was clear to Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and his colleagues.If an agreement cannot be reached, Mr Johnson said he would intervene to 'to protect Manchester's hospitals and save the lives of Manchester's residents'."I urge the mayor to reconsider and engage constructively," he said."I cannot stress enough, time is of the essence.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the

coronavirus in the north west, the health secretary has said. Matt Hancock made the claim in response to comments from Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, who accused the government of treating the region as a 'canary in the coal mine'.

widespread confusion and chaos on Thursday morning as national media reported that the region would immediately face tougher rules, but this wasn't the case.

Matt Hancock will make a statement in the House of Commons today (Thursday).The Health Secretary's speech to MPs will follow last-minute talks between Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and No 10 this morning.Manchester MPs have said they have also been invited to a meeting on Thursday morning.Mr Burnham has been resisting pressure to follow the Liverpool City Region into the Tier 3 restrictions – which would see bars, gyms and betting shops forced to close – despite soaring infection

according to the BBC and several other news outlets. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is due to address update the House of Commons at around 11.30am on Thursday morning.One MP has already hit out saying it would be a "devastating move." Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and local officials met with the deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam earlier to discuss the evidence surrounding a move in tiers.

Andy Burnham says he is due to hold a meeting with the country's deputy chief medical officer today with regards to the new local lockdown system.

coronavirus.The measures were announced on Wednesday by First Minister Arlene Foster and the pubs and restaurants will shut on Friday, with schools closed from Monday.Only takeaways and food deliveries will be allowed to continue under the new measures.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThe moves do not amount to a full-scale lockdown similar to that imposed during

over the weekend was fury, that has now been replaced by unease.On the face of it, council leaders and the mayor - and, a little more quietly, Tory backbenchers - scored a major victory at lunchtime on Monday.After days of rage spilled into national headlines, Greater Manchester’s pubs and restaurants would not be closing for now, confirmed Matt Hancock in a briefing to local MPs.The tone from government on Monday suggested it was not about to take it lying down, however.

People in Greater Manchester will once again be able to meet other households in the garden after being placed in Tier 2 of the government's new local lockdown system.Millions breathed a sigh of relief as the region avoided being placed in the highest Tier 3 category which would have required a blanket closure of hospitality venues.

Tougher restrictions on funerals and public transport in Oldham are to be scrapped as Greater Manchester is due to be placed under ‘Tier 2’ coronavirus rules, an MP has said.The region has reportedly escaped a ‘Tier 3′ shutdown of pubs and bars, but households will continue to be banned from meeting inside, it is understood.Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon tweeted following a video call with Health Secretary Matt Hancock, in which he confirmed that the rules would be changing for Oldham and

hereMeanwhile the impact of students household transmission is stark in Manchester’s data. Some figures fear pub closures will merely drive socialising underground, making enforcement much harder.But the evidence and analysis from Greater Manchester’s own devolved system did not seem to be of interest, said several present.

announce the closure of pubs, bars and restaurants in the north, with restrictions implemented by Wednesday.