British media pokes fun at govt's lockdown sex rule, questions logic

As per the new restrictions, those caught spending the night in another household can be prosecuted and fined up to $125 if found to be breaking the rules.

Amid easing a host of lockdown measures in recent weeks owing to a fall in the number of daily deaths from Covid-19, one of the British government's new restrictions over allowing two or more people from different households to spend the night together, has sparked mockery on social media.

The British government altered its coronavirus rules on Monday, making it illegal for two or more people from different households to meet up indoors or spend the night in private with one another, the Washington Post reported.

Appearing on "Good Morning Britain" the next day, Conservative Party lawmaker Tobias Ellwood said,