A major incident has been declared in the Manchester area of Britain, allowing the creation of a 'central command structure' to help tackle the ...
The skyline of Manchester is seen as a man exercises, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease , in Oldham, Britain, Aug 1, 2020. LONDON: A major incident has been declared in the Manchester area of Britain, allowing the creation of a"central command structure" to help tackle the rising number of coronavirus cases, a local official was quoted as saying on Sunday .
"It allows the establishment of a central command structure to oversee the response and enables agencies involved to draw on extra resources."The pandemic has killed more than 46,000 people in Britain, the fourth highest toll in the world, according to a Reuters tally collated on Sunday.
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