Unic Press UK: The London Police arrested Saturday, 19 people in the Hyde Park area for inadvertently breaking the COVID-19 protocol related to social distancing.
Though a group of less than 100 had converged in central London’s Hyde Park protesting the UK Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears only a few failed to comply with repeated requests by the police to disperse/leave the area.
“Whilst the majority of the people that officers have spoken with today have accepted guidance, a small number of people in the Hyde Park area, who were intent to flout Government advice, and failed to comply with a request to disperse, were arrested. Officers once again, took a measured approach and tried to engage the group to disperse. They clearly had no intention of doing so, and so it did result in 19 people being arrested, and a further ten being issued with a fixed penalty notice” the Metropolitan Police said.
The protesters say no to coronavirus Bill, no to mandatory vaccines, and no to “unlawful” lockdown.
UK COVID-19 Case Update As At 15 May 2020 @ 17:00 Hrs GMT
- Confirmed Cases: 240,161
- Deaths: 34,466
As of 9am 16 May, there have been 2,489,563 tests, with 136,486 tests on 15 May.
1,742,028 people have been tested of which 240,161 tested positive.
As of 5pm on 15 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus, across all settings, 34,466 have sadly died. pic.twitter.com/NUmxLoGRgx
— Department of Health and Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) May 16, 2020
