I think what would be more effective would be to announce that say when it's safe, groups of up to 10 will be allowed to gather, that won't pose too much risk and at the same time it'll keep people busy enough to avoid organising much larger gatherings.
To be fair , with no need for really late night services I still think at some depots there is capacity to increase services in the day even with numbers still shielding . Obviously it will be depot by depot .
First logical step to me seems to be reopening schools , cannot get people back to work with schools closed . The plans for that are I believe due anyday now . There are hurdles to that though . A proportion of teaching staff still having to shield could cause bigger class sizes , could make it harder to socially distance , could make it impractical . Teachers unions also raising questions over PPE , more budget for increased cleaning and LA powers to shut schools in a particular area of transmission in a particular area becomes apparent .
Quite. Especially as there already seems to be a concern that car use will rise.
I doubt many of the high risk people would though. For example, I doubt my dad is going to rush out of his house to go to Brighton beach on the first day that it's allowed.
Wales and Scotland have confirmed this last week that they won’t be reopening schools this side of the summer break. I really can’t see how we can get a lot of the economy moving again until schools are back because I’d say a good majority of workers will have kids that they’ll need to look after. I fear that the decision they made is a little premature (similar to how I think they cancelled exams due to a panic and they could’ve still run socially distanced) and that they’ll regret it when they see how little workers return when they give the green light.
They don't even chase illegal motorbikes and quad bikes in Cardiff (they admitted as much when I contacted them). Too busy picking on tourists in the Brecon beacons.
How would you kill your family? My parents are both safely tucked up at home and I'm unlikely to see them for a few months. They get food delivered. All the people at my place of work that are at risk, or have husbands/wives/kids at risk, have been signed off for 12 weeks.
On what basis do you doubt it?
I agree. I was mainly referring to what i think johnson should do with mass gathering like events such as festivals.
Very much agreed; this is all common sense, so may not happen. The 2m rule is ridiculous when WHO advises 1m.
Not this again! This has been debunked in previous threads on many occasions
Regarding Secondary schools, I'd like to see Year 7 (and maybe Year 8) back, but it sounds like this won't happen. It's the Year 7s in particular who are most likely to require childcare, and I believe it's mostly that yeargroup who key workers are sending to school at the current time. But it sounds like they will have Year 10s back because it's all about exams these days. As a compromise I'd have Year 7 (and maybe Year 8) in Monday - Thursday (many parents will get, or be able to get, Fridays off anyway) and Year 10s in on Friday, and doing online working on other days. Furthermore, younger students are less likely to pass on the virus if they do get it. But I accept it's not going to happen.
Agreed. In my local park I've seen numerous occasions where parents have been sat on the grass or benches while the children play. It does no-one any harm and no sane person would object. However technically that's against the rules. Therefore, the rules need changing.