Footage shared on social media shows many young people dancing and singing as a sound system blares music in Piccadilly Circus and crowds playing cricket in the street in Peckham. Most of them are not wearing a face mask and do not adhere to social distancing

Huge crowds were seen dancing in London last night after pubs closed at 10pm due to coronavirus restrictions.
Footage shared on social media shows many young people dancing and singing as a sound system blares music in Piccadilly Circus and crowds playing cricket in the street in Peckham.
Although some revellers can be seen wearing a face mask in Piccadilly Circus, most of them are mask-less and do not adhere to social distancing measures put in place by the Government to curb the spread of Covid-19.
The video, which was apparently recorded at 10.37pm on Saturday night, also shows some people drinking and others filming the street party.
People were seen dancing to music in the street (Image: 999London/Twitter)
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Angry viewers expressed their concern after watching the video.
A person wrote: “People to consider other people who dont want to catch the virus? Nah, too much to ask!”
One more added: “I bet first line workers must be totally ecstatic when they see scenes like this.”
Most people in the video did not wear a face mask (Image: 999London/Twitter)
And a similar clip filmed in Peckham, south London, shows another big crowd playing games and music in the street, ignoring social distancing and face mask rules.
People are seen playing cricket and the crowd shouts and cheers as the batsman hits the ball, as revellers are seen holding cans in the street.
A 10pm curfew has been imposed on pubs, bars and restaurants as part of new measures to curb the spread of Covid-19.
But concerns have been raised about people flouting social distancing rules to gather in the street or at home after leaving pubs and bars.
On Friday night, crowds were seen spilling out onto the streets after pubs, bars and restaurants closed under the 10pm curfew in London’s Leicester Square.
The footage was shared on  Twitter  with the caption: “Crowds try to socially distance then give up as they gather to listen and dance to the drummer busker banging out some tunes in #LeicesterSquare …. boos as police shut it down due to #coronavirus restrictions #socialdistancing.”
It comes as the Mayor of London has said that stricter  coronavirus  restrictions are ‘inevitable’ and that when they are brought into force he wants them to be London-wide.
London mayor Sadiq Khan called for tougher measures to be introduced in the capital (Image: Getty Images)
On Friday, Sadiq Khan  told LBC: “We are at a very serious tipping point. The virus is accelerating in every part of London.
“All Londoners should strictly follow the rules and guidance in place – and also take all sensible precautions to protect themselves and slow the spread of the virus.”
Meanwhile, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been accused of breaking his own coronavirus curfew by drinking in a Commons bar beyond 10pm.
The Health Secretary is then also claimed to have made a joke about the Governments test and trace failings.
According to the  Mail on Sunday, Mr Hancock arrived at the bar just before a 9.40pm vote earlier this week and ordered a glass of white wine.
Matt Hancock denied he broke his own 10pm curfew rule (Image: PA)
He then announced: “The drinks are on me but Public Health England are in charge of the payment methodology so I will not be paying anything.”
However, he has denied the claims with his spokesman insisting the allegations were untrue.
He said: “The proposed timeline of events is false and no rules have been broken.
“The Secretary of State was in the smoking room prior to the vote that evening. The Secretary of State left the smoking room to vote. The vote took place at 9.42pm.
“The Secretary of State then departed the parliamentary estate to go home.”
However, a Government source told the PA news agency that Mr Hancock had made the joke as reported.
The accusations come at a highly sensitive time for the Government as mayors in northern England have expressed opposition to expected moves next week to shut down parts of the hospitality sector, such as pubs.
Asked about reports Mr Hancock had been excluded from some high level meetings regarding the Covid outbreak, a Government spokesperson told the PA news agency the claims were “totally false”.
It comes as 15,166 new coronavirus cases were announced yesterday, bringing the total in the UK to 590,844.
Latest figures also confirmed another 81 deaths from Covid-19 across Britain, taking the tragic total to 42,760.