In the UK at the weekend, national parks and many seaside towns revealed record numbers of visitors, as people ignored the warning over social distancing and appeared to treat the shutdown as a holiday. Across the UK, people shunned the call to isolate and instead gathered in large numbers to enjoy the sunshine. From the Welsh hills to the Scottish Highlands, seaside towns and London parks, they strolled about, drank and picnicked, seemingly oblivious to the danger they were placing themselves - and, more importantly others - in. Angry locals across the nation criticized the holidaying incomers, warning that their medical facilities were already at breaking point, while fearing that the...
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