UK police say drunk people cannot socially distance after govt reopened pubs

While England’s hospitality sector resumed on July 4 with herence to health safety measures, UK police ted that drunk people cant socially distance after scenes of chaos were witnessed on first day when bars reopened. A UK police officer warned while posting foot from scene outside SOHO after finishing a late shift that drunk people failed miserably at staying 2 meters apart.  

"A predictably busy night and confirmed what we knew, alcohol and social distancing is t a good combination," John Apter, national chairman of Police Federation, a staff association for police in England and Wales tweeted. While on duty in sourn England city of Southampton, Apter said that he h encountered intoxicated garing which consisted of "happy drunks, angry drunks” and re were “fights, naked men as well as antisocial behaviour”.

Speaking with a London based Rio brocaster, Apter ted, "What was crystal clear is that drunk people can't socially distance.” However, he indicated that his police department in sourn city of Southampton somehow mand to cope with chaos. Furr, he stated that in some areas, on first night of resumption of hospitality where drunk people clustered, officers were assaulted.  

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Police ask people to be 'responsible'

In a post on Twitter, London's Metropolitan Police asked people to "please be responsible, stay safe and follow social distancing and or guidance that has been put in place". Rewned for street pubs and bars,  central London district of Soho witnessed huge crowd and party-goers. According to reports, police officers detained four as reports of a smashed window, and mir assaults emerged and at least five pubs in ttinghamshire, in England's East Midlands region reported anti-social behaviour to police and shuttered down early. More than 1,000 calls were received from members of public related to "drink-related disorder” and chaos, Devon and Cornwall Police, in southwest England said in a statement online.  

UK Health Minister Matt Hancock said that he was “pleased” to see how July 4 went while speaking to a state brocaster. Although re are some pictures to contrary, very, very large people have acted responsibly, he ded. On July 4, Prime Minister Boris Johnson lifted restrictions on  UK's 60,000 pubs that h remained shuttered for 15 weeks to fight coronavirus pandemic. 

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