Only 15 mourners can attend a wake under the latest coronavirus rules. Boris Johnson unveiled a new three-tier lockdown system, where areas across England will be labelled as 'medium', 'high' or 'very high' risk of coronavirus.
The new rules are suppose to "simplify and standardise our local rules", the Prime Minister said, as well as stamping out the spread of the virus in areas where it is spiralling out of control.
But the fine print of the rules reveals a number of quirks in the system. Funerals are permitted to go ahead with up to 30 mourners regardless of the Covid-19 alert level.
However the number allowed to attend a wake has been cut to 15 in Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 areas. Government guidance did not previously include a