Some of them drank something over their thirst: A video caused outrage in social networks.
British Corona government advisor Chris Whitty is harassed by drunks in London.
London - In the UK, there is outrage a video showing Corona government advisor Chris Whitty being harassed by drunks.
The almost 20-second recording shows how two men try to force the epidemiologist to take a selfie, hold him down and yell around.
Whitty is visibly stressed and tries to tear himself away - which he finally manages.
The scene was filmed near the Downing Street government headquarters in London.
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The video spread quickly on social networks.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was shocked on Twitter by such a "despicable harassment".
He described the two men as "criminals".
"Our hard-working civil servants shouldn't be exposed to this kind of intimidation on our streets and we won't tolerate it," said the conservative politician.
Scotland Yard announced that everyone involved had been questioned.
Now be determined.
Whitty plays a similar role in the public perception in Great Britain as Christian Drosten plays in Germany.
He was repeatedly the target of hostility during the pandemic.
During a protest a few days ago, hundreds of demonstrators chanted slogans such as “traitor, traitor” and “shame on you”.
dpa