According to Sky News a 'gold command' meeting will be will be held on Wednesday where they say the escalation of Greater Manchester and Lancashire into Tier 3 will be discussed.
The broadcaster's reporter Inzamam Rashid said "it may not mean Tier 3 restrictions are imminent" but that a Downing Street source had said they were "concerned" about Greater Manchester and Lancashire and as a result top level discussions needed to be held.Mr Johnson said on Monday that the banning of social mixing indoors and in private gardens, and closing of pubs and bars that do not serve meals would be a "baseline" for all areas in Tier 3 with other measures being introduced based on local circumstances.In the Liverpool city region, the first area to be.
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