On Saturday, London police attempted to dissolve a demonstration through more than a thousand people who opposed blocking measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus. Protesters had piled up in Trafalgar Square in central London with banners that said “Freedom, not fear” and “Scam” and shouting to the police, “Choose your side. “
Visit our coronavirus site here for the latest updates. Shortly before 14:00 GMT, police ordered protesters to leave, saying the demonstration endangered other members of the public. “This, along with the portfolio of hostility and outbreaks of violence against agents, means that we will now take coercive action to disperse. those who remain in the area, ” said the London Metropolitan Police in a statement. A Reuters witness said several hundred people remained in the square at 15:00 GMT while police tried to cover up the area.
People in Trafalgar Square to protest government blockade following coronavirus outbreak in London, UK, 19 September 2020 (Reuters)
A police spokesman had no immediate details about the arrests. Under legislation to curb the spread of COVID-19, other people in England cannot meet in teams of more than six. There are exceptions to political protests, but only if organizers adhere to the rules to lessen the threat of the spread of the disease. The organizers of the latest anti-blocking protests have been fined up to 10,000 pounds ($12,914). On February 19, with more than 41,000 deaths to the extent the government likes it, and tests for the disease have not kept up since English schools opened this month. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lately had the opportunity to re-impose safe-closing restrictions across England. in parts of northern England have already resulted in local restrictions on who invites their friends and reduce the opening hours of pubs and restaurants.
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