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Londoners have only themselves to blame.

Too many people who were visiting London playgrounds were ignoring suggestions for social distancing, which led to the closure of all playgrounds within city limits effective Tuesday.

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In a statement Monday, the city says all outdoor playgrounds, skate parks and multi-use courts will be shut down.

Not enough people were distancing themselves at the playgrounds, the city said.

“Site visits by city officials, as well as concerns raised by the public, have indicated that many of these precautions were not being followed, especially physical distance,” the statement reads.

“That’s the crux of it. We put signs up making sure that people followed the social distancing and the physical distancing and the hygiene,” but they weren’t listening, said Scott Stafford, managing director of parks and recreation.

“When it was still happening on the weekend, we deemed that it was necessary to take that next step,” Stafford said. “It’s just another message to the public that ‘Hey, this is serious.’”