Liverpool COVID Restrictions Like 'Being in Land of Living Dead'

Liverpool COVID Restrictions Like 'Being in Land of Living Dead'

By Luke Hanrahan

and Kristy Schantz

By Luke Hanrahan

and Kristy Schantz
October 14, 2020

October 14, 2020

New Covid restrictions took effect in England Wednesday, with the strictest in Liverpool. Local residents tell Newsy it isn't fair.

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