The coronavirus is leaving people collapsed in the streets of Italy - but oblivious Brits continue to ignore self-isolation advice and head out in their droves. Chilling pictures from Rome on Sunday showed a man lying unconscious at a bus stop while in London people visited the city's parks and crowded public transport. The man was later seen being loaded into the back of an ambulance, though his current condition is not clear.
The images come after it emerged that the UK death toll from the coronavirus is just two weeks behind that in Italy.
The outbreak has now claimed at least 281 lives in the UK, exceeding the 233 that had died in Italy as of March 7.
In the 16 days since, the toll in Italy has risen to 5,476, including 651 new deaths on Sunday alone.
Speaking at a press conference last night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Brits that tougher restrictions on movement would have to be brought in if they didn't follow the government's social distancing guidelines.
"If you don't do it responsibly... we will have to bring forward further measures," he said.
"Even if you think you're personally invulnerable there are people you can infect."
The man was later seen being loaded into the back of an ambulance, though his current condition is not clear.
The images come after it emerged that the UK death toll from the coronavirus is just two weeks behind that in Italy.
The outbreak has now claimed at least 281 lives in the UK, exceeding the 233 that had died in Italy as of March 7.
In the 16 days since, the toll in Italy has risen to 5,476, including 651 new deaths on Sunday alone.
Speaking at a press conference last night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Brits that tougher restrictions on movement would have to be brought in if they didn't follow the government's social distancing guidelines.
"If you don't do it responsibly... we will have to bring forward further measures," he said.
"Even if you think you're personally invulnerable there are people you can infect."
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