Coronavirus news live – latest UK updates: Boris Johnson holds news briefing as he imposes strictest lockdown measures on Greater Manchester

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Greater Manchester will enter Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions from Friday. What are the rules for the different tiers, and where do those rules apply? Latest on COVID19:

Positive case heat maps by age and region - last week and this weekProf Jonathan Van-Tam - England's deputy chief medical officer - is presenting slides as part of the usual data dump

There are claims that the area will now get a funding settlement of around £22m without the extra cash which both sides had been discussing for days.16:55Where we should be able to clarify if the amount of money given to Greater Manchester is £22m, as Sir Richard suggested a few minutes ago.That's Andy Burnham's appeal to the 2.8 million people living in Greater Manchester, and his final statement of the news conference.

Refusing to grant that sum would be"an act of very poor faith", he adds, though clarifies the debate should continue about if it's enough for what residents really need.Taking questions, the mayor of Greater Manchester is asked first if the region will be put into Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions. He adds any people who will have to live under those restrictions should be getting at least 80% pay, whether in Greater Manchester or other areas.

People in the region have been living under tougher restrictions for three months and that's taking its toll, he says, so any further measures would only increase levels of poverty and homelessness.We're expecting the news conference to start in around five minutes, after a slight delay.Here's the latest from our political editor Beth Rigby.

 

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