GMP is naming and shaming the areas that are taking the p*ss over lockdown rules

While most people are following the government’s coronavirus measures in a bid to stop the spread of the illness, some people are treating lockdown as a holiday.

Last weekend saw people flocking to parks and beauty spots across the country as the sun shone down on the UK.

Earlier today we reported that a lot of people took the opportunity to throw parties, with Greater Manchester Police called to over a thousand reports of people breaking Covid-19 restrictions. 

While the City of Manchester had the highest concentration of call outs, as did the outskirts of the city, every borough had quite a few incidents reported.

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Now the 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester have been broken down, and the worst areas for ignoring the lockdown rules have been exposed.

GMP has produced a map which breaks it all down, and none of the boroughs come out of this looking particularly good.

On the map, red dots show groups gathering for sporting activities, green shows house parties, brown shows street parties, light blue is outdoor gatherings, and bright pink is anti-social behaviour. 

GMP is pleading with people in the region to do better this Bank Holiday weekend, and to follow the social distancing and isolation measures.

Last weekend, April 4th and 5th, saw the police called to 1,132 incidents in total across Greater Manchester.

This included 494 house parties, 166 street parties, 173 park gatherings, 122 group gatherings for sporting activities, and 112 anti-social behaviour cases – shockingly, police say some of the house parties had bouncy castles, fireworks and even DJs.

Chief Constable Ian Hopkins warned that while the force didn’t want to take strict measures against people, they will for serious cases – this includes fines and arrests.

GMP is releasing a series of videos to hammer home the point, featuring frontline workers and celebrities, in a bid to make sure people obey lockdown rules over the Bank Holiday.

Please stay inside this weekend everyone, the more we follow these measures the quicker this whole thing will be over. Let’s stay home and help save lives.