New Year’s Eve was different this year for many people, with social distance regulations restricting the social plans that would normally have taken place.
Another group he was different for was a bizarre crowd that formed in front of London’s St Thomas Hospital.
A&E Doctor Matthew Lee tweeted a clip of what appeared to be a group of protesters outside the hospital on New Year’s Eve. Most of the people in the footage appeared to be without masks and some were heard shouting “Covid is a scam!” It is not clear whether they were all protesters or simply gathering, but some signs were visible, as well as many cans of beer in their hands.
Lee wrote: “He worked on the last shift of A&E SHO at NYE and came to that. Hundreds of drunks without a mask in large groups shouting” Covid is a scam “, literally outside the building where hundreds are sick and dying. do people still not realize the seriousness of this pandemic? “
St Thomas’s Hospital is one of the busiest hospitals in London. Earlier this year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked the team for “saving his life” after he was hospitalized with Covid-19. On New Year’s Eve, Londoners were instructed to avoid gathering in groups outside and banned from any domestic mixing inside the house, according to Tier 4 regulations.
Piers Morgan tweeted the clip and said he was “on fire” about it.
Other Twitter users described the images as “disgusting”, “selfish” and “moving”.
It is not clear when Level 4 restrictions in London or the rest of the country will be relaxed. Both Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock refused to rule out that tough restrictions could remain in effect until Easter, until a sufficient number of the population had received the vaccine.