An audience member of a live performance in England was taken by police on Tuesday night after he declined to wear a mask properly and refused to be removed by security. The Metropolitan Police said the man was arrested “in order to prevent a breach of the peace” and later “de-arrested and given words of advice.” It came as the mask mandate in theatres—reintroduced by the UK government in a bid to stem the spread of the Omicron CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus variant—came into effect on Friday. Face covering is now legally required in most indoor settings and public transport in England, except in places where mask-wearing is not practical, such as restaurants and pubs where people eat and drink, or gyms and nightclubs where people do exercises and dance. The exemption also includes singing when it’s reasonably necessary for someone to sing, such as a choir concert, rehearsal, or …
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