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Millions of Britons Banned from Meeting Indoors in New Lockdown
- Cases spike after northern districts broke distancing rules
- Parts of Lancashire, Yorkshire subject to tighter restrictions
Terraced homes in Manchester, U.K.
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More than 4 million people across a large part of northern England must comply with tighter lockdown rules after Boris Johnson’s government rushed to tackle a new spike in coronavirus cases.
Residents in Greater Manchester, and parts of East Lancashire and West Yorkshire will no longer be able to meet indoors with members of other households, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.