200 Students In UK Flout Lockdown Rules, Organise Rave Party In Crammed Common Room

Despite repeated warnings about the risk of gathering at close quarters amid the ongoing pandemic, some people refuse to adhere to rules.

Take these 'Covidiots' from UK for instance, who thought, organising a rave amid a raging pandemic, in a crammed common was a 'great idea'!

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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 partying in the early hours of Tuesday morning at Arundel House student accommodation.

The University said the incident showed "blatant breaches of the rule of six" and said it puts the health of students, staff and the community, at risk of COVID-19.

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A spokesperson for Coventry University said: ¡°We are aware of an incident in a private accommodation block which was captured in a video that has been shared online."

¡°We are deeply concerned by the scenes in the video and strongly condemn the blatant breaches of the rule of six and other guidelines as they risk the health of our students, colleagues and the communities in which we are located."

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¡°We have introduced a code of conduct for students and shared this widely with them ahead of the weekend. This code of conduct makes it clear that a failure to follow university and Government health, safety and wellbeing requirements will constitute a breach of the university¡¯s disciplinary regulations and may be dealt with as a matter of misconduct."

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"If any of those involved in the video are found to be students of Coventry University and in breach of the code of conduct, we will take 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 NHS during the peak of the pandemic.

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A spokesman for NIDO, which runs Arundel House where the party took place, added that steps were immediately taken to deal with the gathering, ¡®including calling the police for assistance¡¯. They said ¡®police were unfortunately unable to attend at the time¡¯ and ¡®understand that they are under a lot of strain due to the number of similar incidents, both in Coventry and nationally¡¯.

The footage comes as thousands of students are thought to be self-isolating for two weeks after COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in dozens of universities.