Large protests risk lives – Hancock

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said attending large gatherings currently “risks lives” because of coronavirus, after he was asked by the BBC’s Andrew Marr about the recent Black Lives Matter protests.

“There is a reason why we have laws in place, temporarily, to say that gatherings over six people should not happen and that’s because the virus spreads,” he said.

“I hope people make the argument [against racism], and I will support them in making that argument. I hope they make that case strongly, but please don’t gather in groups of more than six. In groups of more than six that risks spreading the virus and that risks lives.”