Johnson leaves Britain virus plan in disarray

Bloomberg

Boris Johnson’s government announced another U-turn, caving in to pressure from
opponents and keeping local lockdown rules in place amid a rise in Covid-19 cases.
The prime minister is pushing to get Britons back to work and school, and his team had decided restrictions imposed in some areas of northwest England should be eased. But local politicians, including Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, condemned the plan and warned infections were rising again.
Five hours after Burnham
intervened, Johnson’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the policy would be reversed. “Following a significant change in the level of infection rates over the last few days, a decision has been taken that Bolton and Trafford will now remain under existing restrictions,” Hancock said.
“This decision has been made in collaboration with local leaders after reviewing the latest data.”