Would you have a takeaway at the moment?

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Some people are saying they'll do this but I can't help thinking it's just another unnecessary risk.

It may be the only way we get meat, since it is stripped from the supermarket every day

Exactly. If the locust's continue then I think a lot of us will be banking on take-aways.

It is higher risk than grocery delivery. If anyone who cooked or packed it has the virus.

Yes I will be getting one, need to support local restauramts.

We had one last night as we would like to help to keep small businesses open... they had strict procedures in place and delivery divers were not touching the bag at all. I know there are risks but there are risks with everything just be sensible.

I meant drivers not divers!

Yep, our Chinese was left on the doorstep after he rang the bell and I waved out the window. We have one a month and will continue.

Yes I would. We got diliveroo the other day. If you're concerned you can leave it at the door. I tipped the driverb(via the app) as they're doing a risky job.

We have two so far this week whilst in isolation.

Pizza delivery - all contactless. Rang bell, left on doorstep, paid for online.

'Posh' takeaway meal from a local restaurant . Normally does expensive taster menus and now doing two course meals with extras for a very reasonable price. That was contactless collection - ordered and paid for on phone, text to say you've arrived. They come down and place it by the car door and leave. You open the door and get the food.

Has been fab and something to look forward to on those days.

It just seems strange to me. At a time when so many people are demanding that we all be told to stay at home 24/7, that so many would then eat food prepared and carried by other people, having no idea how many people are involved in that, how many people they interact with, etc.

Unless we grow all our own food, everything has been touched by loads of people before it reaches us. Especially fruit and vegetables.

Eating a takeaway doesn't seem any more risky to me than eating an apple. I'd like to support my local takeaways as we live in a small village and they are locally owned and employ a few people.

Yes, in isolation and can't get a supermarket delivery until early April. Takeaway's are making our existing weekly shop last longer.

As others have said, delivery drivers will leave at door and wait in their car for your to collect.

I'm already symptomatic so not worried about the remote possibility of catching it from the cooked takeaway.

Unless we grow all our own food, everything has been touched by loads of people before it reaches us. Especially fruit and vegetables

The packaging, yes. But less immediately, for sure.

The actual food, rarely. In the case of fruit and veg, I've always washed it before eating anyway. Although I realise many (most?) Brits don't.

Was just thinking of starting a thread on this myself (Friday night is takeout night in our house!)

But the way I look at it is it’s safer to order takeout than going to the supermarket frequently. I think a takeout or two a week is safer than going to the supermarket twice instead of once a week, say.

I would, and we might later, the only reason I'd have second thoughts is because I'm hanging on tightly to my money at the moment. I don't see it as different to buying pre-prepared food at the shops, and it's good to support local businesses.

yes - i think it's a way to support the local economy. We plan to use local take aways and pubs/restaurants which are offering that option for as long as we can. It feels like it's one way we can help a little bit.

If it was unsafe the government wouldn't have relaxed the rules around pubs and restaurants being able to offer this service.

In the case of fruit and veg, I've always washed it before eating anyway.

But it's not spread by food. You'd be touching the fruit and vegetables to wash them (everyone washes them, surely?) and it's the touching something then touching your face that's the issue. Fruit and vegetables tend to be loose these days, after all the pressure to cut down on waste, so yes, they've been touched.

I just don't see any real difference between someone touching an apple that I then go on to touch, wash and eat, and someone touching the outside of a food container that I then touch before eating the contents. If anything, the latter seems lower risk to me.

I do think the question of whether it can live on delivered items is one which needs answering. What can you do with a grocery delivery? You cannot physically wipe down every single item, especially if you can't get wipes!! I have milk delivered - do I need to wipe the bottles down before putting them in the fridge?

Yes. You are still achieving social distancing and supporting a business at the same time. I would have a takeaway from a small local business rather than a chain purely to give money to the size of business that most needs it.

I was going to take my mum out to lunch today. Obviously that can't happen now so I phoned a restaurant local to her and arranged for them to deliver lunch to her whilst she stays at home. Not quite the same but at least I can feel that I am looking after her a bit whilst being apart from her.

It is higher risk than grocery delivery. If anyone who cooked or packed it has the virus

What about going to the supermarket though? A food delivery isnt going to last forever and most can’t get slots. Someone has touched everything you buy from the supermarket, as well as all the germs on everything else/floating in the air from other customers. surely it’s safer to buy from a small takeaway with a few staff?

Yes I would and they’re all offering contactless delivery now. I would imagine most will be extremely diligent about hygiene, after all so many are small businesses and family owned places and they and their staff will be very anxious to ensure an income.

I always wash my hands before unpacking takeaway and again after unpacking it (not Coronavirus related, I’m just very conscious of hand washing) so I can’t see it as any more risky than a supermarket delivery.

Our village pub started a takeaway service yesterday. I know the owner and know that hygiene standards are already very high so we'll be ordering one this evening. Our village doesn't have many facilities and I don't want the pub to go out of business. They are already going the extra mile for the elderly/isolated.

No-

1. You have no idea whether anyone preparing or cooking them has the virus.
2. The containers could have been handled by several people beforr they reach you.
3. The delivery driver will be handling money, passing stuff over to people, giving change and, even if they leave it on the doorstep, there is an increased risk of infection.
4. It arrives warm and has provided a lovely condition for any virus to replicate itself.

I had one last night. From a local restaurant we love. They don't normally do takeaways but have taken the decision to close the restaurant instead and do this. The waiting staff are doing the deliveries.
The guy turned up wearing a mask and gloves.

We wanted to support them as they've made it clear they are not willing to give up the business they have worked so hard to build up. (And also the food is amazing, so we don't want them to shut either!)

After reading this thread, I'm going to treat myself to a take out

I would totally have chip shop chips if I had the money! Yum!