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Coronavirus: Riot van swoops on pub 'packed full of drinkers' despite lockdown

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A police riot van swooped on a pub that was reportedly packed with drinkers - despite government orders to close due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Photos shared by the Daily Record show a large police presence outside Cheers in Greenock, Inverclyde, this evening. Several people criticised the pub on social media for staying open even though health officials advised all public venues to close to prevent further spread of the virus.

DCC Malcolm Graham told the Daily Record that officers, at this time, cannot enforce the closure of any premises. He said: "We are fully behind the request from the UK and Scottish Governments for entertainment venues to close, and the Chief Constable has already thanked the vast majority of people in Scotland for

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