Have your say in our survey below. If it does not load click here. When making the announcement, health secretary Matt Hancock said that the measures are necessary given the "scale of the threat" faced by the UK.He also said the tiers will be reviewed in a fortnight and kept "regularly under review after that".The government also published rationales for each area's tier decision.For Greater Manchester, the rationale stated: "While there has been continued improvement in Greater Manchester, weekly case rates remain very high, especially amongst those aged over 60, at around 260 per 100,000 people."The pressure on the local NHS is decreasing in some areas but remains a concern; Manchester University hospital and Pennine Acute Trust remain.
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