Despite repeated warnings about the risk of gathering atclose quarters amid the ongoing pandemic, some people refuse to adhere torules.
Take these 'Covidiots' from UK for instance, who thought,organising a rave amid a raging pandemic, in a crammed common was a 'greatidea'!
According to Metro UK, the incident took place at the Coventry University in England, where nearly 200 students flouted he lockdown norms to come together for the rave party.
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Videos posted online show a large group of people partyingin the early hours of Tuesday morning at Arundel House student accommodation.
The University said the incident showed "blatantbreaches of the rule of six" and said it puts the health of students,staff and the community, at risk of COVID-19.
A spokesperson for Coventry University said: ¡°We are awareof an incident in a private accommodation block which was captured in a videothat has been shared online."
¡°We are deeply concerned by the scenes in the video andstrongly condemn the blatant breaches of the rule of six and other guidelinesas they risk the health of our students, colleagues and the communities inwhich we are located."
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?¡°We have introduced a code of conduct for students andshared this widely with them ahead of the weekend. This code of conduct makesit clear that a failure to follow university and Government health, safety andwellbeing requirements will constitute a breach of the university¡¯sdisciplinary regulations and may be dealt with as a matter of misconduct."
"If any of those involved in the video are found to bestudents of Coventry University and in breach of the code of conduct, we willtake appropriate action."
The university said that most of its students are"sensible adults" who are taking the COVID-19 restrictions seriously,and highlighted the work those on health courses have carried out for the NHSduring the peak of the pandemic.
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A spokesman for NIDO, which runs Arundel House where the party took place, added thatsteps were immediately taken to deal with the gathering, ¡®including calling thepolice for assistance¡¯. They said ¡®police were unfortunately unable to attendat the time¡¯ and ¡®understand that they are under a lot of strain due to thenumber of similar incidents, both in Coventry and nationally¡¯.
The footage comes as thousands of students are thought to beself-isolating for two weeks after COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in dozensof universities.