6 Aug 2020

More local lockdowns ordered, race to get schools open

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 6 August 2020

UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Lynn to talk about the new local lockdowns being ordered in the UK’s north, including Greater Manchester where people are banned from having sex if they’re from different households.

There’s a race to get schools open in time for the new school year, which starts next month and Britain is poised to sign its first post-Brexit trade deal – but it won’t be with New Zealand.

A woman wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sits beneath a sign reading "What you can't see, Can hurt you", as she travels by bus in Manchester.

A woman wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sits beneath a sign reading "What you can't see, Can hurt you", as she travels by bus in Manchester. Photo: AFP