Are we still in lockdown?

[Emcont]

Are we still in lockdown?

What are we still not allowed to do?

The lines are so blurred!

[rosie1959]

Check out Gov.uk website all clearly laid out

[ImFreeToDoWhatIWant]

Yes we are.

Look at the govt briefings and the overviews on BBC.

No they're not.

[SpillTheTeaa]

Depends who you ask imo... I'd say yes but my sister has never been in lockdown. Selfish.

[ScrapThatThen]

It doesn't seem like lockdown if we can travel for non essentials. But I know what you mean.

[chocolatesweets]

🤷🏻‍♀️ I see my parents indoors , in laws provide a day of childcare and I see my friends.
I kept to it until I couldn't do anymore and was getting ill with stress. So were my family.
Save the NHS? Now it's until it's safe to do so, when's that?

[feelingverylazytoday]

Here we are OP.
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
Why not just go direct to the government website instead of asking people on mumsnet?

[StrangerSwings]

Yes we are but for some/ most people it no longer feels like it.

I'm very much still on lockdown as my working sector has not been given approval to reopen yet. It will be a phased return and I'm likely not back to work until September. I'm furloughed and dont know what the future holds. I cant go around as I please as I'm on vastly reduced income. The only difference to the beginning of lockdown for me is that I can now see some family members.

Look at the government guidelines, it's quite clear what we can and cant do. Whilst the rules are being relaxed and we are slowly coming out of it we are still in lockdown contrary to alot of peoples beliefs.

[Littlecaf]

You shouldn’t see anyone indoors outside your own household unless you’re in a support bubble. And then it’s a 2 metre distance. Yes the guidance is complicated but it’s not unclear. Just read the .gov website.

[iamtheoneandonlyyy]

The thread police are up, morning officers 👋🏻👋🏻
I'm sure you're allowed to post what you like on a chat forum as long as it's within the guidelines😏
Supposed to be in lockdown op

[feelingverylazytoday]

I'm sure you're allowed to post what you like on a chat forum as long as it's within the guidelines
Nobody has said otherwise.

[ChewChewIsMySpiritAnimal]

The rules are now so broad as to be completely meaningless. Time to get on with our lives 👍

[BarbaraofSeville]

Yes but people post all sorts of crap on chat forums, so if you want to know what the rules actually are, instead of X, Y, Z in the confused minds of A, B and C you'd look at the official information source and take the contents of a chat forum with a pinch of salt.

Rules repeatedly posted as fact that have never been true, in England at least:

You are only allowed to exercise outside the house once a day.

You are only allowed to go to the supermarket once a week.

You are only allowed to buy essential basic food, toys, alcohol, chocolate etc are forbidden.

[Dominicgoings]

‘Time to get on with our lives 👍’

Yeah that’s going well in the States so far 😉

[ThisIsGonnaHurt]

It's not blurred it's just that people are selfish and are doing as they please. The guidance is very clearly laid on the government website out as mentioned above.

Chocolate sweets - I really don't understand your post, you have been able to see your friends and parents at a safe distance for a while now so why could you not stick to that like the guidance suggests. If you are a single person then you could have a bubble with your parents also. There really is no reason to break the rules when there is as much leeway as there is right now.

My facebook feed is full of people having kids parties, large get togethers, big family photos on the beach so it would appear lockdown is over when in reality all that is happening is these selfish arseholes are keeping the virus spreading and keeping many many people out of work and potentially losing their jobs.

[HampsteadHeathen]

@Littlecaf

You shouldn’t see anyone indoors outside your own household unless you’re in a support bubble. And then it’s a 2 metre distance. Yes the guidance is complicated but it’s not unclear. Just read the .gov website.

Can't be that clear as you've got it wrong. No distancing required in a support bubble.

[GreekOddess]

You can't see anyone indoors outside your own support bubble but you can see people outside your own support bubble as long as you see them outdoors and maintain 2m distance but if you can't maintain 2m distance 1m is fine.

Of course the rules are blurred! I can't believe that people are disagreeing!

[ThisIsGonnaHurt]

The rules aren't actually broad at all, the official guidelines set by the government aren't however the rules relayed on MN and the media are!

[BarbaraofSeville]

Or maybe people thought the exercise was limited to one hour per day, see I'm confusing myself now.

[ThisIsGonnaHurt]

Part of the issue is that the government let people know of the changes to the guidance a week or two in advance but people decide that means from the following day so this is what blurs the lines. The new changes are from 4th July.

[MiniTheMinx]

Not a clue, I've given up listening to Bojo and pals. Are we still in lockdown.....I'm behaving as if we are, and will continue to do so to protect myself and my family. But then I'm an anti-social go it alone hermit anyway!

[ChewChewIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yeah that’s going well in the States so far

I'm not in the us so thats not really my concern.

[Youngatheart00]

Agree with the poster above who says the announcing ahead of time confuses matters. Plus I still maintain Cummings was the catalyst for the lockdown being systematically dismantled. I think the majority of people were compliant beforehand ( always gonna be a few idiots) and took the threat and rules seriously. Over the past few weeks it’s completely back to normal here, no one seems to be complying with social distancing, group sizes, only a handful with masks.

[fartyface]

I've lost the plot with it all as well.

But I'm going camping on the weekend as apparently that is allowed. So I'm happy.

[juneisbustingout]

I think if people now just use common sense they will appreciate there is a serious virus that is still around. It really makes no difference what you are 'allowed' to do, surely anyone using common sense will know that if a virus can be spread on surfaces, you wash you hands regularly. If it can be spread by droplets you keep at a safe distance from as many people as possible.
Lockdown is easing, that doesn't mean we all have to rush out to shops and pubs, we dont have to start hugging and kissing
We just need to use common sense

[IncrediblySadToo]

@Littlecaf

You shouldn’t see anyone indoors outside your own household unless you’re in a support bubble. And then it’s a 2 metre distance. Yes the guidance is complicated but it’s not unclear. Just read the .gov website.

No, it's not unclear, so why are you posting nonsense??

From the Govt website ...

Form a ‘support bubble’ with one other household if you live alone or are a single parent with dependent children - in other words, you are in a household where there is only one adult. All those in a support bubble will be able to act as if they live in the same household - meaning they can spend time together inside each other’s homes and do not need to stay 2 metres apart. Support bubbles should be exclusive - meaning you should not switch the household you are in a bubble with or connect with multiple households