Family party

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Family party tonight for a big milestone birthday. Have been really looking forward to catching up with everyone. But what with all this corona virus I don’t know what to do. Have 3 children (teen & 2 under 3.) who would be coming too.
No health issues etc.
What would you do?

Yabu : do not go
Yanbu: go!

You can't let it stop you from living your life
As long as no one is showing symptoms or anything I don't see why you wouldn't go
Even if it's just for a little while you can leave at any time (if you're worried about it)

Go.

YANBU. I'd go. I'm carrying on as normal

I would ask anyone vulnerable going first and see what they think.

I would go.

I live in Spain. People not taking it seriously enough is why we are in the state we are now.

Do not risk it.

I would still go. Maybe depends on the area though, are there confirmed cases nearby?

^And that is exactly how it's spreading.

Nope wouldn’t go. Your children may be carrying it and pass it on. Not worth it at all.
This is how it’s spreading so fast

I would go provided there will be no one vulnerable there, and no one is aware of exposure. I suspect soon we'll all be asked to do as little socialising as possible. You may want to take those measures sooner than recommended. Or you may want to see family members now and then keep your distance in the coming weeks as the risk increases.

I’d go

Stay home. Think of your family and anyone else who would be there. Everyone is at risk.

Until schools and public transport etc close then I would still go no more at risk following the current advice than going into school / work.

I would go provided there will be no one vulnerable there, and no one is aware of exposure.

A single person there could have it and could be exposed. That would mean every person at the party would be exposed.
Will every single person there have no vulnerable or elderly people in their lives?
Probably not.
This is why gatherings should not be happening.
Think of the bigger picture.

I wouldn't go. I have family in north Italy and Spain!

This is why they got in this mess!

Go. Have you been out to the shops at all today? Absolutely normal, everyone out, sitting in cafes etc. We are not on lock down.

Go. You can’t put your life on hold.

Follow guidelines and carry on. The reality is most of us will get it and whilst that’s not to say we go around licking each other, we should enjoy the things we can.

I’m self isolating as I have a new persistent cough and my toddler too.

DH and older son currently symptom free and advice is for them to carry on as normal.

If you’re all non-symptomatic go and have fun.

I live in China. People ARE taking it seriously and in my province it went from ‘severe’ to ‘0 new cases’ within 3 weeks. Don’t go. Or do go. The rest of the U.K. doesn’t seem to care about taking necessary precautions and inconveniencing themselves for 3 weeks, so 🤷‍♀️

Also to the poster above me, there is NO point self isolating when you have symptoms, of your family members are told to go out as normal? Are you sure you’ve not misunderstood the official advice??!! Please God someone tell me she’s misunderstood and that the official advice is not that if you literally LIVE with someone who has symptoms , but you don’t have symptoms yourself, that you should carry on as usual? That is MADNESS! The virus has a two week incubation period so your symptomless family members could be spreading the virus for the next two weeks thinking they’re totally fine. Or they could be some of the lucky few with 0 symptoms who thinks they’re fine but spreads it to the less lucky people who won’t be fine.

Please God someone tell me she’s misunderstood and that the official advice is not that if you literally LIVE with someone who has symptoms , but you don’t have symptoms yourself, that you should carry on as usual?

Nope, she’s not misunderstood.