People are being urged to social distance after mass gatherings over weekend

Social-distancing is being advised to help combat the spread of coronavirus.

Guidelines were set out by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on how to avoid social gatherings.

Social distancing is deliberately increasing the physical space between people to avoid spreading illness.

This has been implemented by people working from home, not going out to pubs or cafes and the cancelling of large gatherings.

However, despite another call from Prime Minister Boris Johnson for people to stay at home and for everyone to be 2 meters away from each other.

In the Midlands many people were seen gathering in large groups.

This was the scene at a Tesco in Dudley at 9am on Sunday (March 22) as crowds of shoppers were packed closely together.

It was priority hour for NHS workers.

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Passengers were caught tightly packed onto a train at Rowley Regis station from Cradley Heath to Snow Hill Station.

West Midlands Railway are now running a reduced timetable from today after a fall in travel due to the virus outbreak.

They say the schedule has been designed to keep essential workers moving.

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Parks and gardens across the region have been closed by local councils and the National Trust in an effort to encourage social distancing.

People were out enjoying the weekend sunshine at Elveston Castle in Derbyshire.

People are also being urged not to visit tourist attractions to stop the spread of the virus.

People have been told to take social distancing to tackle the spread of the virus.

A number of Leicester City player have filmed themselves asking people to stay at home if they're showing symptoms of coronavirus, including Jamie Vardy.

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