Health minister Matt Hancock told the House of Commons that there would be local restrictions in Greater Manchester amid rising COVID-19 cases.
The UK health minister said that in Bolton the virus had spread in pubs and that the government would restrict hospitality to takeaway only and require venues to close from 10 pm to 5 am.
Speaking before the House of Commons, Hancock said the first defence is social distancing and afterwards it’s testing and tracing.
Hancock said that he wanted the UK to learn from Spain, the United States and France and work to control the virus effectively.
Hancock explained that younger people in their 20s and 30s who were socialising were increasingly testing positive and highlighted new research that shows that younger people can became sick with COVID-19 for months.
It comes after the UK confirmed nearly 3,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the highest number since May.
England’s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam recently said the rise in cases was a “great concern” stating that people had “relaxed too much”.