coronavirus rules announced in the House of Commons today by Prime Minister Boris Johnson spell bad news for five-a-side teams who play their sport indoors.
The PM announced that indoor sport will no longer be exempt from the rule of six - which applies across parts of the UK (with the exception of Greater Manchester, most of Lancashire, Merseyside, Halton and Warrington - which have local lockdowns).From Thursday, people who want to play indoor adult team sports - like five-a-side football - won't be able to.If they flout the rules, they face being fined a minimum of £200 (a doubling of the previous £100 fines).The rule also applies to indoor basketball and netball.
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