PM leads coronavirus briefing

Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 5 p.m.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has led the latest response to the coronavirus pandemic.

It came after talks collapsed between the government and local leaders in Greater Manchester over a financial package for the region, ahead of it entering the top level of coronavirus restrictions.

He was joined the medical director for NHS England, Stephen Powis,and England's deputy chief medical officer, Jonathan Van-Tam.

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