Are you avoiding non essential social events?

[PapercraftNinja]

I’m not sure how cautious to be at this point in time. I don’t work in a city centre but aware it seems to be business as usual..

Supposed to be going into a city centre tomorrow for friends bday lunch. I’m driving so avoiding public transport, but what would you do? Are you generally carrying on attending things as normal?

[MaomiMak]

Yes. Carrying on as normal.

The City of London is deserted at the moment. Well half empty.

I love it. Means they're taking their risk elsewhere.

[ClubfootMaestro]

Within reason, carrying on as normal. Stopped taking daughter swimming as pool always so crowded but would still go to a cafe for lunch.

[BillyAndTheSillies]

I'm meant to be going out in soho tomorrow night but have cancelled.
Immunosuppressed and don't fancy the tube.

[cologne4711]

What do you call non-essential - I suppose a social event is by definition non-essential, but unless you are vulnerable health-wise you can't really refuse to go to a wedding. We are going to one this month.

[squeekums]

Life as normal here

[SavageBeauty73]

I live in London. I won't be getting the tube other than for work (not allowed to work from home yet). I'd probably go to the pub/cafe but not a concert 🤷‍♀️ I'm anxious.

[MovinOnUp]

We're going nowhere. No-one is coming in the house either.
I have taken my children out of school.
I'm in the process of cancelling holidays for April (Scotland) and May (Spain)

[hopeishere]

For people saying carrying on as normal at what point would / will you change your behaviour?

[HunzintheHood]

Have a party tomorrow night and currently plan on going. However I wfh and don’t see who I could then be going around infecting etc

[WhatHaveIFound]

I'm mostly carrying on as normal. 3 trips to the gym this week plus two school events and a gig. It's rare that i do anything other than online shopping so nothing has changed there.

I think a lot of school stuff will start to get cancelled. We've already had an event cancelled for next weekend and i'm expecting the Easter Concert to be called off too.

[EsmeeMerlin]

I am carrying on as normal. Mentally I would struggle if I kept myself in and away from friends and family. I am also realistic to know at one point I will probably get it, it’s not going away after all, and when I will get it, I am very likely to get it mildly because of my age and no health issues.

[PapercraftNinja]

That’s interesting, thank you. I was thinking the same about places being quieter than normal anyway.

Also curious about when or at what point would behaviours change if currently carrying on as normal

[TopsyTheReindeer]

I am definitely socialising as normal until told otherwise.

Not that I have any faith in the govt, but DH goes into London on the train every day to work anyway, so any additional risk seems negligible.

[AdoptedBumpkin]

I'm doing what I need to do but limiting things. Was going to take my DD to Sheffield tomorrow but probably won't after the recent developments.

[BarbedBloom]

Yes, I am just staying home. I am immuno suppressed with asthma

[Bloodhoundgang]

Social distancing in so far as we can. All the kids sporting activities have been canceled. We are avoiding unnecessary crowds so no parties, no visitors and no playdates.

[Bloodhoundgang]

We didn't cancel those activities to be clear. The organisations have all shut them down one by one.

[JellyfishandShells]

Life as normal. Would change that if there actually were many cases in the area around, but am not hearing that at the moment ( as opposed to wild speculation and scaremongering )

[grandmasterstitch]

Carrying on as normal. At the moment there are no cases in my county and with a toddler I would go mad at home all day

[ooooohbetty]

Going out tomorrow into a city to meet friends for drinks. Everyone here is carrying on as normal.

[Bodule]

Carrying on as normal. As are hordes of other people, to judge by the queues in Ikea last weekend. It took 40 minutes to queue for a plate of meatballs.

[Namelesswonder]

Yes, going out for lunch with friends tomorrow. This is going to go on for months and months, you might as well get used to it and carry on as normal (if you are generally healthy)

[LambriniSocialist]

Generally carrying on a normal at the moment tbh...

[GiraffeWithSwag]

I’ve not been to the gym this week. Have cancelled a trip to the races on Saturday. Just going a bit low profile and avoiding big unnecessary meet ups. Have parents/in laws all over 75 and FIL has COPD and probably starting chemo in 4-6 weeks for CMML. Want to limit my risks.

[GiraffeWithSwag]

Both DC are at uni....face to face lectures have stopped and online only. I understand one uni has cancelled lectures and May exams.