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Social gatherings of more than six to be banned in England: reports
LONDON, Sept. 9, 2020 (BSS/Xinhua) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
will announce a ban on social gatherings of more than six people in England
to curb the spread of COVID-19, local media reported Wednesday.
New measures reducing the maximum number of social gatherings from 30 to
six — both indoors and outdoors, including private homes, parks, pubs and
restaurants — are set to come into force from Monday, Sept. 14, according to
reports.
The ban will not apply to “schools, workplaces or COVID-secure weddings,
funerals and organised team sports,” the British Broadcasting Corporation
(BBC) reported.
The Downing Street press conference on Wednesday is “hastily-arranged” due
to a spike in the number of people infected with the virus, according to a
local newspaper.
A total of 2,988 new infections were reported on Sunday, the largest daily
increase since May, government data showed.
The latest data by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns
Hopkins University shows the country’s total infections topped 354,900 with
41,675 deaths.
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