UK Summary

People tested positive

Daily 6,634

Total 416,363

People tested positive

Daily 6,874

Total 423,236

Wigan's weekly infection rate rose to 107 cases per 100,000 on 20 Sep. Stockport had 71 cases per 100,000 in the same week and Blackpool had 70.

Similar rules are already in place across Greater Manchester and the rest of Lancashire.

It means 1.5 million people, about half of Wales' population, will be under lockdown by the end of the weekend. The restrictions will be the same as those already affecting people living in Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend, Blaenau Gwent, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Caerphilly.

Covid-19: Household mixing ban for Wigan, Stockport and Blackpool

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-54263791

Covid-19: Lockdowns for Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54285704

People tested positive

Daily 6,042

Total 429,277

Police said were called to the venue in Stafford Park, Telford at 16:55 BST on Friday. Under government guidelines, weddings are allowed to have a maximum of 30 guests, reduced to 15 from Monday. West Mercia Police said it would not be naming the venue, as is its standard when issuing fines. Chief Supt Paul Moxley said it was "unacceptable that a minority of people are continuing to disregard the rules". He said all of the guests left the venue after police attended, therefore they received no fixed penalty notices.

Telford venue fined £10,000 over 120-guest wedding party

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-54309064

"Police said were called to the venue in Stafford Park, Telford at 16:55 BST on Friday. Under government guidelines, weddings are allowed to have a maximum of 30 guests, reduced to 15 from Monday. West Mercia Police said it would not be naming the venue, as is its standard when issuing fines. Chief Supt Paul Moxley said it was "unacceptable that a minority of people are continuing to disregard the rules". He said all of the guests left the venue after police attended, therefore they received no fixed penalty notices."

Not a 'travellers' wedding, then?

23-09-2020, 08:23 AM

Indoor mixing NOT banned in England

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54252332

A strange decision by BJ after closing the pubs at 2200 - shut-out drinkers will just gravitate towards each others' houses .....

Concerns have been raised by both businesses and community groups that the new curfew encourages customers to all leave at once and to carry on drinking together at one person's home.

Brewer and pub chain Greene King told the BBC: "Without the usual slow 'wind-down' time that pubs would see with a gradual closure, customers were all leaving at once which presented more of a challenge for the pub teams managing people's safety on exiting the premises. We have also seen examples of people leaving our pubs to buy alcohol in shops to drink elsewhere," its statement said.

The boss of the Wetherspoon pub chain has also questioned the introduction of the 22:00 curfew. Tim Martin said on Tuesday: "The main problem with the 22:00 curfew is that it's another random and arbitrary move by the government, which lacks logic or scientific credibility." He said that it would reduce sales for "hard-pressed" pubs and restaurants, while also increasing "the level of unsupervised socialising" at home and elsewhere.

Not a 'travellers' wedding, then?