Rule of six comes into effect in most of the UK

New rules preventing gatherings of more than six people went into effect in England, Scotland and Wales on Monday. That is an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But a numerous of exceptions mean that the public is likely to still find the rules hard to follow.

Some businesses have praised the new rules. The UK has suffered Europe’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak. It recorded more than 3,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the third day running on Sunday. although an increase in testing accounts for some of the new cases, it’s clear that the UK has seen the virus spread in recent weeks. To try to stop the spread, authorities have tightened a number of restrictions on everyday life. London’s Metropolitan Police pledged to take appropriate action, and will act to enforce the tighter restrictions across the capital.