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Brummies sitting in the sun in Birmingham Pigeon Park Cathedral Square in April 2018 by Adam Yosef

Social gatherings of more than six to be banned in England

Staff ReporterSeptember 9, 202001 mins

Social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England from Monday in response to a sharp rise in coronavirus cases across the country. Currently, the lawful limit on gatherings is 30 people but a new legal limit will ban larger groups meeting anywhere indoors or outdoors for social purposes, according to Downing Street. From Monday,…

Birmingham has been placed on a national government coronavirus watchlist

Birmingham City Council responds after city placed on national coronavirus “watch list”

Staff ReporterAugust 21, 2020September 10, 202001 mins

Birmingham City Council has responded after it was announced the city has been placed on the national COVID-19 “watch list” following a spike in coronavirus cases. Local leaders have announced a commitment to monitoring health and safety developments in the city following Birmingham being added to this week’s government watch list as an ‘area of enhanced support’.