Posted on 03/23/2020 5:09:52 PM PDT by marshmallow
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered places of worship to shut and prohibited baptisms and weddings, in a series of dramatic measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Johnson announced that, from Monday evening, people must stay at home except for shopping for basic necessities, one piece of daily exercise, medical needs and travelling to and from “essential” work.
All social events in Britain are prohibited, including weddings, baptisms and other ceremonies, but funerals will be allowed.
Shops selling non-essential goods, such as clothes and electronics, will also be shut, with only food shops and pharmacies allowed to stay open. Libraries, playgrounds and outdoor gyms will also be shut. Parks will remain open, but police will be able to disperse any large gatherings.
The Prime Minister promised to review the measures regularly, saying: “We will look again in three weeks, and relax them if the evidence shows we are able to.”
“Without a huge national effort to halt the growth of this virus, there will come a moment when no health service in the world could possibly cope; because there won’t be enough ventilators, enough intensive care beds, enough doctors and nurses,” Johnson said.
Can’t stop Kitchen sink Baptisms
What about Mosques?
So when will a bishop ORDER the Parliament to dissolve?
This goes both ways ya know.
Exactly.
This hysteria is approaching ludicrous speed.
Abortions?
Washington State here in the good old USA, bans many things but allows abortion.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3827618/posts
I like the Spaceballs reference.
I watched SKY NEWS on PLUTO TV...
It showed the PM’s speech.
I think UK’s restrictions go further than California’s...
All gatherings of more than 2 people in public are prohibited ...Excluding people you live with...
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