Coronavirus lockdown rules in the UK must be followed or exercise may be banned, health secretary warns

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Coronavirus lockdown rules in the UK must be followed or exercise may be banned, health secretary warns

As sunny and warm weather sent many outdoors and into parks in London over the weekend, the top health official in the U.K. warned Sunday that officials may go as far banning outdoor exercise if people still "flout the rules" to stop the spread of coronavirus. Several parks in London were closed after the warmest weekend in six months sent thousands outdoors into parks on Saturday, with many pictured sunbathing and in large groups.

The U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that sunbathing is against the guidance officials have set out to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 and that people need to follow the rules."The vast majority of people are following the public health advice, which is absolutely critical, and staying at home," he told Sky News. "But there are a small minority of people who are still not doing that -- it's quite unbelievable frankly to see that there are some people who are not following the advice."Brockwell Park in London was forced to close Sunday after the local council announced that more than 3,000 people had gone there the previous day, many sunbathing and in large groups.

Similar scenes were reported at Primrose Hill in Camden on Saturday when police said they were "disappointed" in how busy the park was."We moved on 100+ people who we found with full picnics or blankets sunbathing or catching up with their friends!" police tweeted.