Boris doing an announcement at 4.45pm today

[PrincessHoneysuckle]

Think on BBC

Based on what I saw today, I think closing the schools at this point would be counterproductive, since parents don't seem to be keeping their children at home.

Sorry is he saying if one person in house has symptoms EVERYONE in house needs to isolate for 14 days?

There was a list in the guardian

Lung conditions heart conditions asthma high blood pressure I think - I will link it

@Titsywoo yes that's exactly what they're saying

Is he passing the accountability to the individual instead of the government ?

It's the same l think, diabetes heart chronic lung conditions

High risk conditions are any heart or lung conditions, hypertension, diabetes, any immune system suppression.

Why on earth are they telling people not to go to pubs or theatres etc. but keeping these places open? Absolute madness!

Schools staying open 😫

How can everyone stay in for 14 days? Even the crazy stockpilers will need som resources

Freakstar - agreed . Absolutely crazy, I guess they want some to go to get immunity !

What is the definition of a mass gathering?

Are people actually going to do all this do you think?

There are 2000 children in my DC’s school. How is that not a mass gathering?

BoJo is just dominic cummings mouthpiece.

PM: Now is the time to stop non-essential contact with others, and it's particularly important for over-70s, pregnant women, and those with medical conditions.
But my children are expected to go to school! How does that match up with my medical condition?

No pubs but schools are ok?!

How many really are symptomless? They like to keep telling us this

Why on earth are they telling people not to go to pubs or theatres etc. but keeping these places open? Absolute madness!

EXACTLY 👏🏻

I don't understand this at all, I work in a shop. So I'm supposed to go to work, and just HOPE that we have no customers??

They've run the country in to the ground and are now abandoning us - cheers

They are not being honest

Non essential social contact is a bit subjective - after school clubs, extracurricular activities, sports activities that kids attend, parents evenings. Are these non essential?

What is the point of telling people not to go to pubs etc but not actually closing them?

What constitutes a large gathering?
How many people have died today?
When are they going to close the schools?

Is pregnancy one of the high risk conditions where people need to self isolate for 12 weeks? Or should pregnant women just avoid all non-essential contact with people?