Here's What You Can And Can't Do Under The New Covid-19 Rules
Go to work. Don’t go to work. Socialise, but don’t socialise. Eat out, but don’t help out. It can be hard to digest government guidelines when they seem to be changing so often.
But we’re here to make it a little easier for you. The latest measures have been introduced to combat the sharp rise in coronavirus infection rates – including the much-talked-about 10pm curfews. Boris Johnson has also said people should assume these new rules will stay in force for six months.
So what else has changed? Here’s a guide on the new restrictions. Bear in mind these rules apply to England only – people in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland should follow the specific rules in local areas.
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You can socialise in groups of six, but you should break ‘unnecessary links’ between households.
The number of people who can attend social gatherings inside or outside remains at six in England, under the ‘rule of six’ introduced earlier this month.
This rule doesn’t apply to households or bubbles of more than six, or gatherings for work or education. It also doesn’t apply to indoor sports, such as gym classes. People will be fined £200, and this will double on each further repeat offence up to a maximum £3,200, which depends on your location. Covid-secure marshals are making sure rules are being followed.
Scotland and Wales have different rules on household configurations, with under-12s not counting toward the total.
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In order to stop Covid-19 cases rising, though, people in the UK are advised to “break unnecessary links” between households to stop coronavirus spreading.
“We have to break unnecessary links between households because...
