coronavirus restrictions continued as Downing Street was unable to say whether sitting on a park bench is against the rules.
The comments by a No 10 spokesman came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson signalled that tougher lockdown measures could be on the way.However, Downing Street appeared to be unsure over what the current restrictions cover.Asked if it is within coronavirus rules for a single person to sit on a park bench, a No 10 spokesman told a Westminster briefing: “Let me take that one away and come back to you, on the … park bench question.”Pressed over confusion on Covid rules regarding whether people can consume takeaway teas or coffees in public, the spokesman said: “Takeaways are allowed, or restaurants, or cafes are allowed to.