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Worrying footage has been filmed showing commuters pouring on to a London Underground train in West London despite constant warnings about how important it is for us all to follow social distancing guidelines.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Government has warned that anyone leaving their house should stay at least two metres away from anyone they do not know.

People have also been told not to travel unless it is "essential", while workers have been encouraged to work from home where possible.

These rules were seemingly ignored or couldn't be followed at North Acton station on Tuesday (March 31).

Video footage played on Good Morning Britain this morning (Wednesday, April 1) shows hundreds of commuters getting off a Tube train at the station, in Ealing, and walking on to the platform.

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Most of the commuters standing on the crowded platform then walk to the other side of the platform and wait for a second train.

After a short wait, they then pour on to the service.

Footage such as this will be a concern for many who are adhering to Government guidelines and staying at home, and to overwhelmed NHS staff who will fear such scenes are only hoping to spread the virus more quickly.

Only yesterday it was revealed that another 38 patients had died at either Northwick Park or Ealing hospitals, which are both relatively close to North Acton station. The trust that runs the hospitals has seen more deaths of patients with coronavirus than any other trust in the country.

Many of those travelling will be key workers, such as frontline health workers, teachers and emergency services.

Workers such as these cannot avoid going to work, and it actually appears difficult for them to socially distance in the video at North Acton.

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This could be due to the reduced train and Tube services which are now running, meaning those getting on a service find it impossible to find the space to socially distance.

Transport for London (TfL) has come under fire for not running the right amount of services to make social distancing possible - although it has said it hasn't always been possible to run more due to high staff sickness levels.

Equally, the Government has come in for criticism for not forcing more people to stay at home rather than go to work.

In particular there have been calls for construction workers to be forced to stay at home, as many travel into London at rush hour.

Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Piers Morgan called the packed crowds at North Acton a "death trap".

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In response, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan: "We have at Transport for London staff working their socks off, but roughly speaking 30 per cent are either self-isolating or themselves have Covid-19 symptoms and are off otherwise.

"So we're providing the maximum amount of services we can."

Regarding the footage shown above, he said: "The issue we have with North Acton, the station you're showing on the screens now, is [it's] on the Central Line and, because of staff absences, the train coming in from West Ruislip is stopping at North Acton because it allows an interchange to go into Central London.

"The good news is some of those drivers have now come back to work and so the Central Line trains should be running now from West Ruislip into Central London.

"But, you're right, it's not acceptable and that's why I'm saying to your viewers please, please, please stay at home."

Nick Dent, Director of Line Operations at London Underground, said: "We’re doing everything possible to continue safely running a service for essential journeys by vital workers in the NHS and other critical services. To everyone else, our message is: Stay Home. Don’t Travel. Save Lives. This has seen passenger numbers fall by around 95 per cent across the Tube network.

"Due to staff shortages from illness and self-isolation, trains from West Ruislip have been terminating at North Acton, allowing customers to change on the platform for services to and from central London.

"We are making every effort to increase the number of through-trains between West Ruislip and central London during the busiest times in the morning to enable more social distancing."

Last week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs it should be possible to "run a better Tube system".

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