Council leaders are calling for another UK-wide lockdown in a desperate bid to contain the new coronavirus strain. Liverpool's leaders spoke out this weekend urging for action to be taken to prevent a 'catastrophe'.
The city's acting mayor, councillor Wendy Simon, and the Labour-run city council's cabinet say the speed of the rise in coronavirus cases, driven by the virulent new strain, have reached "alarming levels".
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