The City of London is putting in place new restriction over Covid-19 infections which will, in effect, ban millions from gathering indoors:
Coronavirus: London to move into Tier 2 of lockdown system – millions to be banned from mixing indoors https://t.co/qMgN8Kqy5S
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) October 15, 2020
In summary, you’re only allowed to socialize at home or in a public place with members of your “household or support bubble”:
This means: ‘you must not socialise with anybody outside of your household or support bubble in any indoor setting, whether at home or in a public place’ https://t.co/eMQbJ95m0E
— Fergus Walsh (@BBCFergusWalsh) October 15, 2020
But it remains to be seen if they can police this:
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London moving to 'tier 2' COVID restrictions. It means a ban on different households mixing indoors. The city's hospitality industry is freaking out because you now can't go to a restaurant etc with anyone other than people from your own home. Big implications – if policed
— Bevan Shields (@BevanShields) October 15, 2020
For example:
WATCH: Police in Liverpool, UK, struggle with revellers refusing to social distance amid a resurgent Covid-19 outbreak in the city. pic.twitter.com/ulmCrp0zvv
— NBC News World (@NBCNewsWorld) October 15, 2020
Other cities in England are moving to Tier 2 as well:
Breaking: Health Secretary @MattHancock tells MPs in the Commons that London, Essex, Elmbridge, Barrow in Furness, York, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield and Erewash will be moved to Tier 2 of England's coronavirus restrictions from midnight on Friday into Saturday.
— Alan McGuinness (@Alan_McGuinness) October 15, 2020
And “Europe has overtaken the U.S.” in per-capita cases:
Europe has overtaken the U.S. in a key metric that tracks the virus’ spread while accounting for differences in population size https://t.co/QOiSsXdtNk pic.twitter.com/R7WG7fbvZI
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 14, 2020
It’s almost as if all Western nations are facing the same issue and it’s not related to President Trump’s leadership:
#CORONAVIRUS update 10/15/2020:
*Tier 2 restrictions in London: indoor meetings barred, except family and “support bubble.”
*France imposes 9pm curfew in Paris, Lyon, Marseille & other cities.
*Italy reports highest daily increase in new cases since March.https://t.co/4IUkwM3PDR pic.twitter.com/u68IFyc9EU— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) October 15, 2020
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