It is coming up to three weeks since Prime Minister Boris Johnson placed the United Kingdom on lockdown.
No-one is allowed to leave their homes unless it is to buy essentials, go to medical appointments, tend to a vulnerable person, go to a job which absolutely cannot be done at home and to exercise.
Gatherings of more than two people - who are not from the same household - are banned.
Restaurants, businesses, gyms, places of worships, schools and a raft of other amenities shut were all ordered shut.
No exemptions - coronavirus does not discriminate, we are all at risk.
New social distancing rules advised us to remain at least two metres from each to curb the spread of deadly Covid-19.
We were advised to shop online where possible and supermarkets adopted new measures controlling customer flow, ensuring they keep apart and installed screens to protect their workers.
Messages on TV, radio, social media and even a letter by the Prime Minster himself hammered over and over again - stay at home, save lives.
But some still did not get it.
As the weather warmed up, sunbathers and sun-seekers flocked to the parks or strolled along the seaside and some headed hundreds of miles away from home to exercise their limbs in our national parks.
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In Birmingham, large groups gathered for funerals, open air prayer meetings and a baptism in a public lake. People played football and shoppers headed to Primark.
We look at some of the worst breaches of social distancing since the lockdown was enforced.
Funeral gathering
Hall Green MP Tahir Ali was spoken to by the police after reports that up to 100 mourners turned up at a city cemetery for a funeral - in defiance of the coronavirus lockdown.
Worried staff raised the alarm after a large crowd gathered at the gates of Sutton New Hall Cemetery on April 1.
Mr Ali confirmed he had joined in prayers at the ceremony and blasted the restrictions limiting funeral numbers.
The number in attendance was understood to have been between 80 and 100, though most attendees dispersed after saying funeral prayers.
West Midlands Police confirmed it was alerted to reports of a large crowd but officers found 15 mourners in family groups observing social distance rules. No action was taken.
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Social 'disgracing'
Far from keeping a healthy distance, four people were condemned after piling in during a supermarket brawl.
The fight broke out in the cereal aisle of Asda in Brierley Hill on Thursday (April 2) - with the shocking scenes caught on camera.
The footage shows three woman locked in a fight before a middle-age man later joins in and kicks out. Security staff swarmed the scene to disperse the brawl and gathering of shoppers just before 6pm.
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Prohibited prayer meet
Police were called to disperse a group of 20 people who had gathered in a Washwood Heath Park for ‘a prayer meeting.’
The alarm was raised after the worshippers congregated on playing courts in the ward, at around 1.30pm on Friday (April 3).
West Midlands Police said officers spoke to the group about the nationwide lockdown and strict guidelines around social distancing and they left.
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Baptism in public lake
A mum described the bizarre moment she saw a ‘baptism’ taking place in Kingshurst park.
Alison Boyd was taking her daily exercise walk in the park on Sunday afternoon (April 5) when she saw a woman being dunked underwater by a man, while a group chanted and cheered.
She said the women - clothed all in white - then climbed back up the bank while the man stood addressing the 'congregation' from the lake.
We have a full account here
Not on the ball
A photo emerged showing around 16 boys playing football in Perry Hall park, despite the strict lockdown ban on social gatherings.
A perplexed walker, who has not been named, snapped the unnamed boys at Perry Hall Park on Monday, April 6.
The photo – which has been shared online at around 5pm – has sparked a fierce debate on social media with many calling on the parents to be prosecuted.
We have the story here
Shop until you drop
A city centre security patrol people found people still trying to shop at the Bull Ring Markets, Bullring shopping centre and the world’s biggest Primark - all of which are long closed.
Reporter Graham Young headed to the city centre with the patrol team and found deluded citizens, arrests and dispersal orders.
Read his report here.
