As numbers of Covid-19 cases in Birmingham have dramatically risen in the past weeks, increased lockdown measures have been announced for Birmingham and other areas of the West Midlands, people enjoy the fountains in Centenary Square in front of the Library of Birmingham while the city centre is still very quiet on 29th September 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. With the rule of six also being implemented the Birmingham area has now be escalated to an area of national intervention, with a ban on people socialising with people outside their own household, unless they are from the same support bubble.