Social Distancing A ‘Joke' On 1st Day Of Back To Work In UK

Cars and taxis are set to be banned from some of the capital’s busiest roads to make way for cyclists and pedestrians despite increasing traffic and social distancing becoming a ‘joke’ on public transport as millions returned to work on Wednesday.

The City of London Corporation claims closing major routes through the financial district will be 'pivotal' to keeping people safe during the pandemic despite the Government’s advice being clear that: “You are very unlikely to be infected if you walk past another person in the street”.

Transport chiefs want to impose 12 or 24-hour closures for cars and divert buses off its main routes including Cannon Street, Poultry, Lombard Street, Old Broad Street and Threadneedle Street, home to the Bank of England.