'This Makes Me Furious': Tube Driver's Anger at Packed Carriages
Packed carriages could still be seen on the London Underground on March 24, despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s issuing of a stay-at-home order the night before. Richard Gray, a train driver on the service, said he was “furious” at what he saw.
Gray told Storyful he recorded this video of the jammed carriage of a Jubilee line train at North Greenwich station on March 24.
The measures announced by Johnson during a televised address on March 23 dictated that individuals could only leave their homes for “very limited purposes”: shopping for groceries, getting medical care, travelling to and from work if it cannot be done at home, and one form of exercise per day – either alone or with a member of your household.
Johnson also announced the closure of all shops selling “non-essential goods”, and the banning of public gatherings of more than two people, including weddings and baptisms.
He added: “If you don’t follow the rules the police will have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings.”
The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care said on March 23 that 6,650 people had tested positive for the coronavirus. The number having died was at 335. Credit: Richard Gray via Storyful
