Priti Patel is defending the police for "strong enforcement" of the Covid rules

Hordes of people flocked to beaches and city centers today despite Boris Johnson asking families to stay home as the death toll at the coronavirus hospital reached 573 – the highest Sunday in seven months.

Visitors were seen strolling on a crowded beach at Tynemouth Longsands in North Tyneside.

The parking lots in the area were at full capacity when the families came for a Sunday stroll to the beauty spot on the coast.

It's unclear if everyone who visits the busy beach lives on-site, although new government guidelines dictate that sports must be done in the area on a daily basis.

And in London, crowds of people were seen walking down Hampstead High Street.

Long lines of warmly wrapped people came from food stalls and cafes in the area.

Under current rules in England, people are not allowed to leave their homes unless they have a “reasonable excuse” – including movement.

Citizens are allowed to train with another person or with their household or their support bubble, but not outside their region.

It's unclear whether everyone lives locally on the crowded Tyneside Beach or has had to drive remotely.

The UK reported the highest number of hospital deaths in seven months on a Sunday, according to The Mirror.

England had 508 deaths, Scotland three, Wales 45 and Northern Ireland 17.

That is an increase of 60 deaths from last Sunday's reporting and an increase of 207 deaths from December 27th.

That number is a big jump compared to previous Sundays when 448 were recorded on January 3rd and 301 on December 27th.

Today's death toll is the highest Sunday increase since May 3.

The dismal number means the total number of hospital deaths is now 65,972.

Priti Patel was defending police today as they began strict enforcement of Covid rules, which include fines of £ 200 and less tolerance for rule violations.

The Home Secretary warned officials "will not hesitate" to take action as the rising number of new Covid-19 cases proved the need for "strong enforcement" in cases where people were clearly breaking the rules .

Police tactics came under scrutiny after Derbyshire police fined two women who were driving separately £ 200 for walking in a remote beauty spot about five miles from their homes.

It comes after footage of three police officers surrounding a woman for allegedly leaving her home more than once a day.

Another four officers appear to be arresting another woman for claiming to be sitting on a seaside bench in Bournemouth.

Armed forces across England have urged people to stay home and not travel as they continue to violate Covid rules.

Several police officers released the news Saturday as doctors said coronavirus pressures on the NHS could get worse in the coming weeks.

Ms. Patel said, “Our police officers work tirelessly to protect us. Not only do they continue to bring criminals off our streets, but they also play a vital role in controlling the spread of the virus.

& # 39; The vast majority of the public endorsed this enormous national effort and followed the rules.

"However, the tragic number of new cases and deaths this week shows that when people are clearly breaking these rules, strong enforcement remains necessary to ensure our country recovers from this deadly virus."

“Enforcing these rules saves lives. It's that simple. Officials will continue to engage with the public across the country and will not hesitate to take action if necessary. & # 39;

Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky & # 39; s Ridge on Sunday that more people are obeying the rules than when they were locked down in November, but added, “I will definitely be backing the police. The challenge here is that any flex can be fatal.

& # 39; You could look at the rules and think & # 39; & # 39; Well it doesn't matter so much whether I do this or that & # 39; & # 39; but these rules are not there as boundaries to be moved, they are the boundary of what people should do. & # 39;

In other developments:

• Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the introduction of two million rapid "lateral flow" tests for anyone in England who has to leave home to work to find the estimated of three asymptomatic "silent spreaders".
• The UK's Covid death toll topped 80,000 after a further 1,035 deaths yesterday, adding to fears that the total will exceed 100,000 by the end of the month.
• The number of people who tested positive for coronavirus rose 59,937 yesterday, 3.8 percent more than last Saturday but by 8,000 the day before.
• Downing Street is expected to postpone local elections from May to fall due to the disruption caused by the pandemic.
• An expert study concluded that there is no clear evidence that closing schools can reduce the spread of the coronavirus, despite the fact that the government on Tuesday claimed it had no choice but to shut down the education system.
• It became known that some state school principals blocked live online classes as it was an invasion of teachers' privacy when Tory MPs urged Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to use Margaret Thatcher's tough approach to striking miners in the 1980s teaching unions with imitation militants;
• Scientists advising the government claimed lockdown measures needed to be stricter in England – some called for "Asian" curbs – as current rules "still allow a lot of activity for the virus to spread";
• However, "Professor Lockdown" Neil Ferguson said high infection rates and the introduction of mass vaccines in the UK could bring herd immunity to coronavirus that was achieved before the end of the year – meaning a return to normal by autumn;
• Tory MP Andrew Bridgen urged Derbyshire police to overturn the £ 200 fines handed to friends Jessica Allen and Eliza Moore who had driven five miles to walk at a beauty spot.
• British vacationers have been warned that if they fail a Covid test they will need to be quarantined abroad for up to a fortnight as they prepare to fly home.
• Experts said travelers from South Africa would take indirect flights to the UK to evade the travel ban.

The National Board of Police Chiefs' new guidelines, released on Wednesday, according to the Sunday Telegraph, said: "Officers should continue to engage the public and explain changes. If necessary, they should encourage compliance.

“However, if the individual or group does not respond appropriately, enforcement can be done without repeated attempts to encourage people to obey the law.

& # 39; We police with consent. The first police response should be to encourage voluntary compliance. "

The previous guidance issued on December 9th stated, “We monitor with consent. The first police response should be to encourage voluntary compliance. "

A Home Office source told the Telegraph Police that they would be "walking down the aisles" and warned, "We will see a faster enforcement move."

& # 39; Over 1,000 people died yesterday. It is important that everyone obey the rules. The rules have been around long enough.

"If there was a shooter who killed 1,000 people across the country yesterday and the government said, 'Stay home,' everyone would say, 'OK, I'll do that, I'm not going to have coffee with some friends and go round this Land around park & ​​# 39;. & # 39;

A spokesman for the National Police Chiefs Council said: "We have instructed officers since October to impose fines faster if people are clearly violating Covid's rules and not listening to encouragement.

& # 39; This approach continues into this dangerous phase of the pandemic. There is no specific rule for the number of warnings officers should give – officers continue to use their judgment. & # 39;

The new rules were shown in full on Saturday when a woman was surrounded by three police officers who claimed she had left her home more than once.

The woman, joined by an elderly man, bursts into tears as police interrogate her for allegedly violating the Bournemouth lockdown.

Another three officers appear to be arresting another woman for claiming she was sitting on a bench by the sea.

There are about ten soldiers on patrol who are apparently more pedestrians.

One officer told the first woman, “At the moment you are allowed to exercise once a day.

"You were filmed in the city center and here today, walking up and down."

Another officer shows her the rules she allegedly broke on a cell phone, but she interrupts when she hears the words "anti-social".

She asks: "Am I acting unsocially." The man with her asks: "What is anti-social?"

The officer, who was wearing a face covering, continues, but the woman starts crying and wipes her eyes.

She says: "How did I behave anti-social? I sat on a bench and drank a cup of coffee, that's not anti-social."

The policewoman says: "You are acting anti-social", to which the woman replies: "Well, you are provoking me."

They continue to argue and the woman refuses to give the officer her details when asked.

Meanwhile, the cameraman goes to another part of the promenade where a woman is tied up by four different officers.

The filmmaker asks, “What's going on, why are you putting your hands behind her back? What are you doing? & # 39;

The woman, who wears glasses and a long red coat, says, “I was sitting on a bench. I was sitting on a bench. & # 39;

The four officers handcuff her away while other pedestrians ask why they think it is necessary.

The footage ends when the second woman is led to a police car while the first continues to argue with the police.

The Dorset police have been asked for a comment.

Elsewhere, key workers became the first to be vaccinated against coronavirus at a mass vaccine center in Newcastle as the government accelerated the distribution of the bumps in hopes of ending the lockdown by spring.

The people were injected on Saturday at the Life Science Center in Newcastle – one of seven centers due to be open to the elderly and the vulnerable on Monday.

It comes after Boris Johnson promised to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of people a day by Friday with a goal of dying 13 million people before Easter, which can ease lockdown restrictions considerably.

The mass vaccination centers in Newcastle, Manchester, London, Stevenage, Surrey, Bristol and Birmingham can treat up to four people per minute and will work with family doctor practices and other facilities to meet the prime minister's ambitious goal.

The crackdown comes amid scientists calling for even tighter restrictions as No10 pushes an intimidating new advertising campaign to halt the rising number of coronavirus cases across the country.

In a powerful article in the Sunday Times England's Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty blown coronavirus rule breakers as a "link in a chain" that enables the deadly virus to infect and kill elderly and vulnerable people.

“We have to stay at home except for work, exercise and necessary activities. Any unnecessary interaction you have could be that link in the chain of transmission that a vulnerable person ends up with, ”he wrote.

The country has two weeks before hospitals are likely to be overwhelmed, Prof. Whitty added, as the nation finds itself in the "most dangerous situation" in the history of life.

While former WHO director Anthony Costello said the UK must now go into an Asian-style lockdown with kindergartens and places of worship closed, hotels have ordered isolation centers and masks to be worn in every public space, experts have warned.

On Friday, Derbyshire police came under fire for pushing the lockdown too far after officers attacked two friends for driving only seven miles to walk at a beauty spot.

As a result, the "intimidating" force is reviewing its Covid operations after gaining clarity on the rules. West Mercia police also ridiculed for threatening to fined £ 200 for playing in the snow.

Even so, the message from government sources yesterday was that the police should focus more on enforcing than explaining rules, now, almost 10 months after the first restrictions came into effect.

In Lincoln, police fined a Chesterfield man who had set a personal goal of trying to go to every football field in the country despite clear rules about staying at home.

The driver was stopped near the cathedral by officials on Friday after a system check revealed the vehicle was registered at an address outside of Lincolnshire.

When asked what he was doing, the police were confused by his reaction.

Sgt Mike Templeman wrote on Twitter: & # 39; The vehicle was stopped when it was registered in Chesterfield.

& # 39; The driver said he had a road trip to soccer fields across the country after leaving Chesterfield yesterday.

“You just couldn't make it up. Covid-19 parking tickets issued along with the strongest advice. & # 39;

Elsewhere, Norfolk Police announced that a couple had traveled 130 miles from their home in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire to Horsey on Thursday to visit a seal colony.

Local officials patrolling around 4 p.m. approached the couple in the beach parking lot after vehicle controls revealed the car was registered at an address outside of the county.

The man and woman, both in their fifties, admitted they had traveled to see the seals and both received a solid sentence, the troop said.

In London, officials also handed out fines to a gym owner who broke the lockdown rules, as well as the organizer of a party that was so loud that the music could be heard across the street.

And in Essex, police caught a group driving 15 miles to meet in a rural area.

The call for more enforcement has been reiterated earlier by Wiltshire Police Chief Kier Pritchard, who wrote in the Gazette and Herald: “Although we will continue to monitor the police with consent and in an appropriate manner, my officers will be much quicker to confront People who clearly break the rules ignore enforcement.

So far, the police force has focused on engagement, stepping up messaging in our communities, and encouraging the public to abide by it primarily and only return to enforcement when we are subjected to deliberate or repeated violations.

"We will continue to work with our communities, but my officials will quickly move on to enforcement against those who openly break the rules."

The change in approach comes when Boris Johnson asked families to stay home last night as the Covid-19 death toll hit a new record. The government launched a new campaign blitz to get people to abide by the lockdown rules.

UK Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty has appeared in advertisements urging us to stay home as the new variant of the virus has spread across the country.

Two terrifying new posters also show a patient dying in hospital and a health care worker wearing full PPE, warning the British, “If you go out, you can spread it. People will die. & # 39;

Susan Michie, a professor of health psychology at University College London who advises the SAGE committee of experts, said earlier Saturday that 90% of the national lockdown had been respected, but that busy roads and public transport were due to government orders.

She told BBC Radio Four's Today program, "One of the explanations for this is that this is a pretty lax ban because we still have a lot of household contact. People go in and out of other people's homes when they do are cleaner. " a non-essential trader or a nanny.

“We also have mass gatherings related to religious events and open kindergartens, and you have this broad definition of critical worker, so we currently have 30-50% of the classes full and use public transport to get to and from these things a lot.

& # 39; It's definitely too loose. If you compare yourself to March, it's winter season and the virus survives longer in the cold. Plus, people spend more time indoors. We now know that indoor aerosol transmission is a very large source of transmission for this virus.

Second, we have this new variant that is 50-70% more contagious. You put those two things together with the NHS in the crisis. We should have a stricter lockdown, not a less stringent lockdown that we had in March. & # 39;

However, Prof. Michie said that in order to get people to abide by the rules, a more positive approach must be taken rather than stricter enforcement.

"What we know from this pandemic is what really motivates people to know that there is a really serious threat, to know that what they are doing can make a difference, and to know what they are doing, to protect other people and their communities.

& # 39; SAGE's Behavioral Committee consistently says what we need is more support and empowerment for people to keep themselves up, not punishment. For example, an area where compliance is really poor and that has been continuous needs to be isolated at home for the next 10 days.

& # 39; Our own data shows that only 30% of people with symptoms stay at home. The reasons given are because they may have caring duties outside of the home, may need provisions, or, importantly, they may need to go to work for income.

“To be effective, you need to have people that people trust and identify with. Yes, experts and scholars are much more trusted than politicians, but we should also think of people from our own communities who are respected, especially young men who find compliance the most difficult, and think about who they identify with and with respect, and that is often sports personalities, singers, people from film and television.

"We should be a lot more creative and resourceful about the kind of people who speak up."

The owners of a London gym were also fined for violating the Covid-19 rules for staying open during the lockdown.

The Metropolitan Police said officials were called to the fitness center on Stean Street in Hackney on Friday to report a rule violation.

Officials found that the northeast London gym was open and three people were inside just before 9:30 a.m.

The owners have been issued a fixed £ 1,000 fine, the Met said.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan declared a "major incident" in the capital as the spread of the coronavirus threatens to "overwhelm" hospitals.

City Hall said the Covid-19 cases in London exceeded 1,000 per 100,000, while 35% more people are hospitalized with the virus than at the height of the pandemic in April.

Numbers released by NHS England on Friday showed the number of Covid patients in London hospitals stands at 7,277, a 32% increase from the previous week.

The Met's Chief Inspector Pete Shaw said, “While there are certain rules that allow people to exercise in public under this ban, nowhere in the law does it allow people to go to gyms to exercise.

“Those who break the rules, as in this case, should expect the necessary enforcement action to be taken against them.

"We are grateful that the vast majority of people continue to follow the guidelines and do their part to reduce the infection rate."

Elsewhere, Greater Manchester Police have asked people to report non-emergencies online as a number of communications workers are self-isolating.

Police said a number of staff from the operational communications department (OCB) who received 101 calls were forced to self-isolate for Covid-19 reasons, and staff from the transportation unit assisted the department with calls.

Deputy Police Commissioner Nick Bailey said, “All of our employees at OCB have worked extremely hard during this pandemic to keep the communities in Greater Manchester safe, and our technology has made it possible for many to work from home.

“However, some of our officials and employees are inevitably affected by the ongoing pandemic and may need to self-isolate to keep themselves, their colleagues and the public safe. We support you in this.

& # 39; We therefore had to redeploy some of our resources from the transport unit to temporarily support colleagues in OCB.

“Answering calls from members of the public is vital, and moving officials to the department can help us perform our normal service. For this reason, we continue to ask the public to report non-emergencies online whenever possible. & # 39;

Last night, West Mercia Police's Broseley and Much Wenlock tweeted: “There were two reports of snowballs being thrown between 11pm and 11:30 pm last night.

"This is obviously not a legitimate reason not to be home. This behavior is likely to result in a fixed £ 200 fine for violating the lockdown rules."

Meanwhile, Derbyshire Police fined British Airways beautician Jessica Allen and her flight attendant, Eliza Moore, £ 200 each for taking a socially distant walk on Foremark Reservoir which, although not their closest park is only 10 minutes from your home.

The decision to punish her will have "damaged" public perceptions of law enforcement, a former police chief said.

Mike Barton told BBC Breakfast yesterday that he believed Derbyshire police would "row back" in their decision to punish the couple who walked five miles from their home.

Former Durham Police Chief said: “Personally, I think Derbyshire will row back from this position but unfortunately some damage is being done here because, in order to comply with the law, the public has to think and see that the police are acting pretty. It's called procedural justice.

“If the police don't act fairly, the public won't comply.

“It's all very good that some people in Whitehall are rattling sabers and hitting the table that the police are going to enforce these rules, which is not being followed. The public sees fairness. & # 39;

Mr Barton said it was "no wonder" that some police forces were confused about how to enforce Covid-19 laws given the terminology used by the government.

He added, “What we have here is that the police have received hundreds of different rules over the past nine months.

“When I was a police officer, we had one law a year, maybe a couple, and then we had a training program on how to enforce it. This room was not given to the police.

"This is all based on the word" local "and I have never seen that in legislation.

"None of these problems have ever been described by law before, so it's no wonder there is some confusion out there."

The current lockdown guidance instructs the public to limit exercise – including running, cycling, swimming, and walking – to once per day. While people can leave their homes, they shouldn't travel outside their area.

Ms. Allen, 27, said she assumed "someone was murdered" when she saw a police van, a police car and several officers at the entrance to the open space.

"It was a short journey and only took about ten minutes," she said. I really thought someone had been murdered or a child had disappeared; The place is usually so quiet.

“Next, my car is surrounded. I got out of my car and thought, "There's no way they're coming to talk to us." They immediately start questioning us. One of them started reading my rights and I looked at my friend and thought, "This must be a joke."

I said we came in separate cars, even parked two spaces away, and even brought our own drinks. He said, "You can't do that because it's classified as a picnic."

"Moving to another county seems to have caused the problem, but the Derbyshire border is only a minute from my house."

Ms. Moore, 27 years old and while working for BA a makeup company, said she was "stunned at the time," did not challenge the police and gave her details so they could file a firm criminal complaint.

"Seeing just one policeman is pretty scary for some people, and we really didn't expect to be approached and to find out we'd done anything wrong," she said.

"We don't want to get away with breaking the rule, but it seems a little unfair that you can be punished for something so vague."

The two were also told that their cups of Starbucks mint tea they bought while driving through were not allowed because it was classified as a "picnic".

The guidelines for the current lockdown say that people can travel to exercise "while they are close", but do not specify how far people can travel.

Derbyshire Police insisted that the distance was "at the discretion" of each officer and that the trip was "not in accordance with the rules".

The force, previously criticized for its persistent approach to enforcing restrictions, released drone footage of dog walkers in the Peak District in March to "shame" them.

And in March, the troop threw black dye into a famous blue lagoon in Harpur Hill, near Buxton, to prevent Instagrammers from posing for snaps during the lockdown.

It comes as police forces stepped up enforcement of Covid regulations across the country.

In Aberdeen, two police officers knocked on a family's front door following complaints from a neighbor and stormed in when a woman shouted, "This is my house, get out of my house" and children screamed in the background.

Two women, aged 18 and 48, and a 43-year-old man were charged in connection with assaulting police officers and threatening and abusive behavior.

The footage immediately sparked controversy. Critics accused police of "suppressive" behavior of storming into a private home – while others argued they were just trying to enforce the Covid rules.

Officials were seen in Euston this morning stopping passengers to ask where they were going. Barrister Alex Wright tweeted, "Good to see Lockdown being taken seriously, but a sad sight that I would have dreamed of seeing in London."

Snowdonia National Park has now closed all of its parking spaces to visitors to "protect our communities and the NHS" as officials beat up the public for "disobeying" the law.

In an attempt to clarify the guidelines, Professor Ivan Browne, director of public health for Leicester City Council, urged residents yesterday to "visit your next park, not your most beautiful one," Leicester Live reported.

Ms. Patel said it was "right" for officers to confront Brits sitting on park benches, arguing that the police should stop people and know why they are outside their homes.

After her confrontation with the police at the reservoir, Jessica Allen said she was taking the pandemic "very seriously" as her brother is a doctor who works in a Covid ward in London and her parents both had coronavirus.

She said she drove to the reservoir knowing it would be less crowded than near her home. "I'm self-employed, but my business is closed and I'm trying to fill my time," she said.

“I suffer from fear and when you walk by the water you feel so much better. I live alone five days a week and the only thing I can look forward to is planning a walk with my boyfriend. & # 39;

She said dealing with the law was "very intimidating" and made her fearful of the police.

"I was so upset after that," she said. & # 39; The fact that they read my rights. I thought & # 39; am I going to jail for a walk? & # 39;

"I'm not a criminal, but we were treated like we were criminals and I really felt for the people who were wrongly arrested and questioned by the police because it wasn't a nice situation to be here."

Derbyshire Police said in a statement: “Driving to a location – where movement could easily have been brought closer to a person's home – is clearly not in line with national efforts to reduce our travel to the possible spread of the disease to decrease and decrease the number of deaths.

"Each officer will use professional judgment on a case-by-case basis. However, people should expect to be challenged and understand the clear reasons why they will be asked about their moves given the critical situation the NHS is currently in can."

"It is up to each civil servant to decide on a case-by-case basis what is appropriate as the law does not prohibit removal."

The College of Policing said: "Overall, police officers across England and Wales will use their own discretion and professionalism to assess whether someone has a reasonable excuse for traveling to exercise and being outside of the place where they live."

Local MP Andrew Bridgen tweeted, “I am concerned that my constituents will face fines from the Derbyshire police for training in what I would classify as a local area. It is important that common sense be used in enforcing guidelines, and a fine instead of issuing guidelines seems to be too zealous. & # 39;

It was a video that was taped in Aberdeen on Wednesday at 11:20 pm before it was shared online. It showed a police officer standing in the hallway of a house when a woman was being held back by another man.

She said: & # 39; My house. This is bullying. This is my house. Get out of my house. I didn't ask you here. & # 39;

A young boy can be seen in the video when the woman's daughter said, "Just stop it, Mom".

A police spokesman said: "We received a complaint from a member of the public about a coronavirus violation at a property in Aberdeen on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at around 11:20 pm.

"Officials participated and two women (ages 18 and 48) and a 43-year-old man have been charged in connection with assaults on police officers and threatened and abusive behavior and are being reported to the Fiscal Prosecutor."

Just hours after Interior Secretary Priti Patel threw her support behind the crackdown, it emerged that officials in Birmingham were interviewing a couple with a stroller to ask what businesses they had in town.

In Ely, Cambridgeshire, disturbing images highlighting the harsh reality of Lockdown 3.0 showed that the seats in the city center were taped to prevent people from using them.

Snowdonia National Park decided to close its parking lots on Friday after the number of people violating Covid rules rose.

Officials said people could only participate in exercises that started and ended in their own home.

Nigel Harrison, Temporary Police Commissioner of North Wales, Constable, said, “We understand that people want to go outside to enjoy the mountains and snow. However, this is a national emergency and we will continue to work with our national park counterparts to ensure that the Welsh Government restrictions on essential travel are respected. & # 39;

The World Physiques Gym in Mansfield was searched by police on Monday. One person at the venue was fined £ 1,000 and another £ 200 for violating Covid's guidelines.

In Rochester, license officials forced the Hop and Rye pub to close after finding six people drinking during the second lockdown on November 28 last year.

Police discovered two maskless men getting out of a taxi in Crewe at 3 a.m. on Friday before going into a store and buying a case of beer.

When approached by Cheshire police officers, they said they were unaware of the lockdown and the way the coronavirus is spreading.

According to national lockdown rules, face masks must be worn in stores unless otherwise medically exempted.

A Cheshire police spokesman said: "The officers reported two men on Friday for violating lockdown rules.

Officers were patrolling Crewe at 3 a.m. when they spotted two men exiting a taxi with no face covering.

As they were leaving the store, officers approached the men to explain the lockdown rules while reiterating the importance of wearing face covers.

The men said they did not know there was a lockdown, nor did they know how their actions could lead to the transmission of the coronavirus to others.

"The officers informed the men that they would each receive a fixed criminal complaint (FPN) for their apparent violation of the coronavirus rules."

Exercise and important travel are the only reasons people are allowed to leave their homes.

In Crowborough, East Sussex, the local running track was closed yesterday due to the ban on sports facilities.

It came when a police officer was stopped by officers from his own force and asked where he was going during the coronavirus lockdown.

Insp Lee Wiggan was on his way to a meeting at his police headquarters on Wednesday when a police officer asked him to justify his movements. It comes when police said they would improve the approach to lockdown violations and fined £ 200 for anyone who goes out for no good reason.

Insp Wiggan, who covers the Ladywood East area of ​​Birmingham, was on his way to the meeting in downtown at the Lloyd House headquarters of the West Midlands Police.

It came when an angry pub owner posted a sign on the notice board of his meetinghouse telling villagers to run away after being reported to the police.

Keith Waterhouse, who owns Badger & # 39; s Holt in Bridgetown, Somerset, posted the note at Bridgetown Village Hall after police officers visited him after it was reported that he had violated Covid-19 rules the previous day .

The note read: “Whoever the bad, vengeful guy is who reports me to the police for a totally false breach of the Covid rules, has to speak to me first and find out the truth.

Meanwhile, in London on Friday, a man stopped outside Hammersmith tube station was asked to provide his name and address, which officials recorded and verified, and the reason for his trip. The man was allowed to enter the station and travel on, but refused to comment on whether he had been fined.

An official told MailOnline: "We are all over the region enforcing the laws of Covid and making sure people are not there for the right reasons. If you are not there or have no valid reason to be outside, you will be fined. & # 39;

However, the police officer announced that they had not imposed a single fine because most of the people followed the rules. say, "I think the message is getting through that you should only be outside for essential reasons."

In Birmingham on Friday, an exchange between two officers and a couple with a stroller walking downtown didn't end until the man pulled cash out of his pocket and told officers they were going to pay money at a bank.

The pedestrian, who did not want to be named, said, “I don't know why they chose us.

“They just asked why we were in the city center and when I explained the bank they left it at that. I think it's really just a matter of control. & # 39;

The same pair of police officers then interviewed two men languishing at a shop door and threatened one with a £ 250 fine if he did not leave.

Isaac, 33, who only gave his first name, said, “I have to go downtown to get my methadone from the Boots pharmacy.

“During the first lockdown, they gave us two weeks to prevent us from making so many trips, but this time they only give it for one day so we have to be back tomorrow.

"The officers were very fair because my friend is not really allowed to go downtown and could have received a £ 250 fine on the spot and not just a warning."

His friend Luke, 34, who also refused to give a surname, added, “Methadone is not something you want to pick up near you, so I'm coming downtown.

& # 39; These officers were fair. They told us not to hang out and make our way home.

"Another officer would have taken a much tougher approach."

The Race to Vaccinate Britain from a Standstill: Everything You Need to Know to be the first “Super Vax” centers, capable of vaccinating up to 3,000 a day, are preparing to open their doors

The UK vaccination program will take a big step forward tomorrow as the first “Super Vax” centers, which can vaccinate up to 3,000 people a day, open their doors.

1.5 million people have already been vaccinated, mainly with the Pfizer shock. Now the mass rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine heralds a flash of vaccinations.

With more than 1,300 people dying every day and the pandemic across the country, health workers are in a race to protect as many vulnerable people as possible from the deadly virus.

And with a tremendous acceleration planned this week, tomorrow could be the start of a battle that will finally suppress Covid-19 and eventually allow our lives to return to normal.

THE SPRING OFFENSIVE

Under the plan to vaccinate the 15 million most vulnerable people by February 15, the UK vaccination program is targeting the remaining groups most at risk of virus deaths.

NHS chiefs hope this second cohort of more than 16 million people will get the trick by Easter. If so, it means that between 90 and 99 percent of those at risk of death from Covid-19 have been protected. The rest of the population – those under 50 – will then be vaccinated.

Those in the second cohort who received the push during the Spring Offensive are:

• All people aged 65 and over (3.4 million)

• Anyone between the ages of 16 and 64 with underlying health conditions that are at greater risk for serious illness and mortality

• Everyone over 60 years (3.7 million)

• Everyone aged 55 and over (4.3 million)

• Everyone aged 50 and over (4.7 million)

HOW THE GOAL WILL BE ACHIEVED

Boris Johnson has set a very ambitious goal of getting vaccinations to the 15 million most vulnerable people in the UK by February 15 – in 36 days.

The latest numbers from Thursday show the NHS had given 1,468,000 vaccinations, or 48,933 daily, over 30 days.

The Prime Minister has vowed that this will climb to more than 200,000 a day by Friday.

But to hit its 15 million goal, the daily rate has to be nearly 347,000. Every day this is overlooked, the daily requirement increases.

WHO'S FIRST FOR THE JABS?

Some of the people expected to get the sting in the next five weeks include: Nursing home residents, frontline NHS and social workers, those aged 70 and over, and those deemed "clinically extremely vulnerable".

Of those who died from Covid-19, 88 percent are in these groups. All 420,000 senior social workers in England and Wales are at the top of the queue and should have their vaccinations by January 31st.

Every fourth person over 80 has received at least one dose.

THE STORY so far

On December 8, Margaret Keenan, then 90, became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine outside of clinical trials.

An estimated 500,000 people had received the shock within 14 days, and the UK has ordered a total of 40 million cans.

Last Monday, 82-year-old Brian Pinker became the first patient to receive the breakthrough vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, which can be stored in the refrigerator. Britain has ordered 100 million cans.

Another 17 million doses of the newly approved Moderna vaccine are expected in the spring.

Great Britain has surpassed the EU: four times as many people were vaccinated here than in Germany and 300 times more than in France.

FAST REACTION OF THE ARMY

The British Armed Forces have set up a "rapid vaccine response force" of troops who are rushing stocks wherever they are needed.

It includes 130 employees who are divided into 21 small teams. Your job is to ensure that vaccination centers across England don't run out of shocks and that they receive urgent restoration when needed.

You are among 5,000 Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy personnel deployed in Operation Rescript to fight the pandemic.

A total of 32 military planners are embedded in the Department of Health, the NHS, and regional health authorities as part of the growing immunization program.

In Wales, 90 soldiers have set up vaccination centers and another 94 drive ambulances.

The Department of Defense is examining whether another 1,500 staff could be made available if the crisis escalated further.

BORIS: NO MORE THAN 10 MILES FROM A JAB

GP HUBS TO GUIDE VACCINE DRIVES

Most vaccinations are done in GP-led hubs. No10 promises to open 1,000 across England this week.

General practitioners want all operations to be able to give the push. Patients will also be vaccinated in 223 English hospitals and dozens more in the rest of the UK.

The uptake is expected to exceed 80 percent. Boris Johnson wants everyone to be vaccinated within ten miles of their home.

… AND YOU CAN ALSO GET IT FROM MORRISONS

Up to 50 supermarket parking spaces in Morrisons could accommodate vaccination sites.

Jabs will be available in stores in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Yeovil, Somerset; and Winsford, Cheshire, tomorrow.

The parking spaces of a further 47 shops were also made available. In addition, around 200 pharmacies in England will be offering jabs this week.

MASS IMPINATION CENTERS

1. ExCel Center, London
2. Robertson House, Stevenage
3. Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey
4. Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
5. Millennium Point, Birmingham
6. Etihad Tennis Center, Manchester
7. Center for Life, Newcastle
8. Elland Road Stadium, Leeds
9. Blackburn Cathedral
10. Totally Wicked Stadium, St. Helens
11. Telford International Center, Telford
12. Black Country Living Museum, Dudley
13. Navigational Walk, Wakefield
14. Jacob & # 39; s Well, Bradford
15. John Smiths Stadium, Huddersfield

Centers opened this week in red. Black indicates centers that are expected to open in the coming weeks.

Scotland has not yet announced locations for mass vaccination stations, while Wales and Northern Ireland are setting up smaller hubs in leisure centers and other buildings.

THE THREE JABS TO SAVE UK (AND ONE MORE IN THE PIPELINE)

Janssen: The UK has ordered up to 52 million doses of this "one-shot" vaccine and the final trial data is expected within three weeks. The first cans, which can be stored at refrigerator temperature, could be given soon after.