Legal limit on indoor gatherings ‘could be SLASHED from 30′ ahead of Freshers’ week: Boris Johnson gathers Cabinet after covid cases hit 3,000 for second day in row – as experts warn Christmas could also be cancelled By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 10:00 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 10:03 BST, 8 … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s brother Piers has been handed the first £10,000 fine in London for an illegal gathering after he organised a march claiming coronavirus is a hoax. The 73-year-old meteorologist led more than 10,000 anti-lockdown protesters who believe coronavirus is a hoax at the ‘Unite for Freedom’ rally in Trafalgar Square on Saturday. Mr Corbyn, … Read more
Police respond to illegal gatherings across UK as they break up house parties and seize music equipment despite fines of up to £10,000 for organisers Thousands of pounds of music equipment was seized by Essex Police last night West Midlands Police said it had dealt with about 90 reports from the public Humberside Police have … Read more
The 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings was marked with a socially-distanced ceremony at the graves of fallen war heroes in France. This year’s remembrance of the 1944 allied invasion of Normandy was scaled back compared to 2019’s extensive 75th anniversary commemorations. Veterans and their families were forced to honour the fallen from afar today … Read more
Mass gatherings should be avoided until a vaccine is developed or herd immunity emerges as it is the best way to avoid ‘superspreader events’ at the root of outbreaks, study claims Scientist divided interactions into three categories- home, work and other Found that superspreader events with ‘others’ causes outbreaks amid lockdown Cutting down on these … Read more
Draconian stay-at-home orders and shutting all non-essential businesses had little effect on fighting coronavirus in Europe, according to a study. But the same scientists discovered closing schools and banning all mass gatherings did work in halting outbreaks across the continent. University of East Anglia researchers now say relaxing the stay-at-home policy and letting some businesses … Read more
Hundreds of people gathered in a square in Berlin yesterday to mark May Day in defiance of a ban on public gatherings of more than 20. The move has exposed deep frustrations with social distancing rules in place in Germany since mid-March to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Police blocked roads around the Kreuzberg district … Read more
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio has instructed police to arrest mourners at funerals and anyone gathering in large groups in a new ‘zero tolerance’ approach to stop the spread of coronavirus – after he drove across New York City to witness hundreds gathered in Brooklyn. The mayor showed up at an Orthodox Jewish … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today suggested people in Scotland could soon be allowed to meet a small ‘bubble’ of friends or family outside of their households under plans to ease the coronavirus lockdown. The Scottish First Minister said other countries are beginning to look at expanding the definition of ‘households’ to allow small gatherings of people and … Read more
It’s MAD-chester! Greater Manchester Police shut down 494 house parties – some with DJs, fireworks and bouncy castles – and 166 street gatherings as covidiots flouted lockdown last weekend Police called out to 494 house parties in four days despite virus restrictions Between Saturday and Tuesday, officers also had to deal with 166 street parties … Read more