Police attempted unsuccessfully to disperse hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters in the streets of London, Thursday, November 5.
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READ MORE: People in London packed pubs and bars late Thursday for one last drink before all of England shutdown for one month in an effort to halt a surge in COVID-19 infections.
Streets in London’s Soho neighborhood were blocked so pubs could put out tables for outdoor seating, but that appeared to be the only indication the city was in the midst of a pandemic. People sat shoulder to shoulder or stood arm-in-arm, and the only masks in sight were on the policemen standing by to make sure the revelry did not get out of hand.
One man told a reporter the scene felt like a bittersweet New Year's Eve atmosphere — festive, but with the knowledge it would all be ending.
London and the rest of England began the shutdown at 1:00 a.m. Thursday to combat a surge in new infections that scientists said could, if unchecked, cause more deaths than a first wave that forced a three-month lockdown earlier this year. Britain reported 492 deaths Wedneday from the virus, the most reported since mid-May.
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