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Coronavirus UK: Sunbathers and picnickers flout lockdown NewsColony Scores of people ignored pleas from NHS workers and the government to stay at home today as they stripped down and flocked to the beach to sunbathe.  Doctors and nurses have begged people to stay indoors during the coronavirus pandemic, pleading with people to stay at home and save lives.  But sun-seekers were seemingly oblivious today as they soaked up the rays in Southsea, Bournemouth and Somerset.  The Prime Minister has stressed that unless you are a key worker or helping someone vulnerable, the only reasons to go outside are to go shopping for essentials, exercise once a day or fulfil any medical needs. This comes as police up and down the country exercise their new powers to enforce the coronavirus lockdown – stopping people having picnics and dog walkers in the Peak District by chasing them with drones.  But forces today are facing accusations of being overzealous as they use the swe...