00:00No one wants to have to implement these measures which damage local businesses, curtail individual freedom and impose significant strains
00:10on people's mental health.
00:12But these decisions were necessary because of the rate of increase not just of infections, but also in hospitalizations and
00:21admissions to intensive care.
00:23We have not yet reached an agreement with Greater Manchester.
00:27I completely understand the reluctance of the mayor and his colleagues to take Manchester into the very high alert level.
00:37But I must stress the situation in Greater Manchester is grave and it worsens with each passing day.
00:43So I urge the mayor to reconsider and engage constructively.
00:50I cannot stress enough time is of the essence.
00:53Each day that passes before action is taken means more people will go to hospital, more people will end up
01:00in intensive care and tragically more people will die.
01:04Of course, if agreement cannot be reached, I will need to intervene in order to protect Manchester's hospitals and save
01:15the lives of Manchester's residents.
01:17And we have to see more people in Glasgow,
01:17going after December of August,
01:18of Melbourne.
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