BBCNEWS BBC News At Six October 6, 2020 17:00:00
A sharp rise in the number of people admitted to hospital with covid as cities in Northern England call on the government to give them more powers to slow soaring infection rates. Manchester, liverpool, newcastle and leeds say the current restrictions are not working, theyre confusing and some are counterproductive. We are facing the worst of both worlds here. The infection rate is going up, the economy of our city is tanking. Almost 3,000 people with covid are now in hospital in england. Boris johnson tells the conservative partys First Virtual conference that the country will have a Bright F...