Yes you need to cancel parties, weddings, book clubs, holidays, concerts. Stop asking the same Q over and over.

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Just that.
You need to cancel everything in the coming weeks, possibly 1-3 months at a minimum.

Enough with the constant stream of posts asking the same daft questions.

No holiday
No parties
No weddings
No concerns
No theatre
No classes
Etc
Etc
Etc

I have spa treatments booked for myself and my mum for Sunday, a few days ago I was adamant we were definitely still going to go despite DH wanting us all to stay home from last Friday.

Called to ask about cancellations in light of last night's news, and the receptionist genuinely sounded baffled as to why I'd want to cancel and said I needed to wait til 48 hours before when 'guidelines may have relaxed' !!! . Surely they don't think that nails/massage/steam etc etc counts as 'essential'? I think it's very misleading of service providers to continue encouraging people using facilities like that and we'll be cancelling now.

Golf isn't exactly a high risk activity. You are outside and there are very few people around and you can keep 2m apart.

Not when you share a golf buggy, and after your round you then spend all afternoon in the clubhouse bar.

DH rang his parents today to say he has a cold so won’t be coming over. Both PILs are over. 80 and one has bronchial problems.

They were out.

At the hairdressers.

....and this is why we won’t stop the spread.Im so cross with them.

Well said OP!!! Yet still people will ask questions about whether they can attend little Johnny's soft play party because they've got hand sanitiser and had a bath.

@NewNameChange2020 we had booked a restaurant for tomorrow and they rang today “just to reconfirm the booking”! I was shocked.

We have an invitation to a family party in May. Won't be going, but I'm debating whether to tell them that now, or leave it and assume they'll become aware nearer the time that it will not be a goer and cancel it themselves.

My daughter does gymnastics twice a week at a local leisure centre, we've had absolutely zero communication from them regarding Coronavirus. Nothing to say the classes are going ahead or not, what extra measures are being taken..nothing at all. Our neighbouring local authority has all of its public buildings closed 🤷‍♀️

@MeanwhileAtNumber98 same here, nothing from the kids gym class and my son's swimming lessons are apparently going ahead because 'chlorine is safe'. What about the parents who have to wait in the crowded cafe area, and then enter the sweaty, tropical temperature changing rooms to help the kids? I know of course companies need to keep the money coming in, I do get that as I own my own business too, but actively encouraging people to come in is very irresponsible and they are making claims they cannot back up, about the hygiene standards of the pool etc. The swim company says they are classing themselves as essential just like school, but I think that's really inappropriate and puts parents who've paid a chunk of money in a very bad position.

Unfortunately I think this whole thing falls in to almost unprecedented national emergency scenario, like one of the world wars, where people are going to have to suck it up. I'm 50 odd and have never seen anything like it. Weddings, funerals, holidays etc, look to your insurance and keep everything to bare minimum. Of course this will be upsetting for many.

@BretonKitten there isnt really a lot to cancel. The only thing actually booked is the ceremony. The rest was confirming availability for dinner with about four households (dinner was at home).

It’s so annoying all these parties are going ahead this weekend. What are people thinking?

@GnomeDePlume Cancel it.

Cancel the ceremony. Cancel the dinner at home.

Limiting social contact means no dinner parties at home as much as it means no dinners in restaurants.

Macron imposed full lockdown with penalties when people started gathering in parks and homes rather than going to restaurants and bars.

The rules are for everyone. For the benefit of everyone and to be observed by everyone. You aren’t special.

Your priorities are fucked up. Stop dithering. Get it done.

My gym posted a Facebook video about how they are open normal hours and have extra sanitiser etc. No chance! I wonder if membership is dropping. I am keeping my membership as they are great and do not want them to close

@BretonKitten I understand what social distancing means but this is an event in 3 month's time which can be easily cancelled far closer to the time. Leaving it in the calendar hurts nobody. This is a time of emergency but shouldnt be a time of hysteria.

I am not expecting the world to have ended in 3 month's time. While I can still go to my allotment I will continue to do so. The beds will be dug, seeds will get sown and potatoes will get planted. Having an allotment has taught me to make the best of what I have now and if anything goes wrong there's always next year.

We will take a similarly phlegmatic approach with DD's wedding. Grand operatic gestures are not needed.

There's an AMA thread running at the mo ... a poster in lockdown in France. It's actually a very calm and reassuring thread, I'd recommend it.

One poster said there's currently a debate over there as to whether a wine shop counts as an essential service and be allowed to stay open.
This made me smile

I have friends in lockdown in Italy and they're still mixing with immediate family as long as they aren't high risk. The police don't seem to mind that.

DS2s wedding is in12 weeks. If it goes ahead it will be with minimal guests, basically grooms immediate family as no one else will be able to travel to the UK. They are hoping the venue cancel so they get the deposit back. They should be leaving the UK the following month so can't defer at the same venue.

Can't people - whose levels of ignorance continue to surprise me - understand that educating children is more essential to society than their wedding, spa, round of golf, or little mooch around the shops?

Why do people think it's all or nothing?

Surely you can see that meeting 20 people in a day is better than 100 or 2000?

@Goth4moths and all the other self-centred people who think the rules don’t apply to them. YOU are the problem. YOU are increasing the spread of this disease. Now no-one can (yet) make you act with a social conscience, it’s true. But there is a quid pro quo. If you choose to act in your own self interest, you CANNOT complain when you’re elderly relative/ sick best friend etc become gravely ill. So make your choice. Be a decent member of society. Or not.

I can’t believe I have to type this. Is just... moronic and depressing that this info is hard to understand.

All of you that think I'm part of the problem, that's fair enough but the government could grow some balls and take the decision away from me and that will be fine by me, whilst they haven't I will continue to support local businesses as people are supporting mine. I'm not high risk neither is my family, if I gain symptoms I will isolate, I'm doing as the government has suggested, my wedding is in May, I'm not going to cancel, if they close I will reschedule, I have time to make my decision. If we all isolate now we will have the same issue China will now face, they stated this morning 95% of their population hasn't been exposed so it is likely to peak again! When people return to normal, some of us (preferably low risk) have to catch it to lower the curve! I'm not going out of my way to spread it like some of you seem to believe. There was a confirmed case in my gp this morning! Just wandering around. They are the problem not the non infected! The people stripping the shelves are the problem! Not me doing my normal weekly shop. Yes this is a state on emergency but no need for everyone to be bloody histerical. And FYI I have a grandparent in icu, and a friend on chemo, I know what coronavirus can do. I just won't have contact with them for the foreseeable future! Oh and a lot of spreading is occurring in out hospitals, lack of resources, not one of the icu nurses are wearing protective equipment /masks and and going back and forth to A&E. Sadly we got too comfortable in times of peace. This is the wake up call the government needed to stop cuts! I'm happy to be the one you all hate, something else to focus on In a shitty time but you won't change my opinion nor choices.

@Goth4moths. Sorry. Hadn’t realised you are a scientific expert with the greater insight that the CSO.

You aren’t supporting local businesses, you are putting you and your family ahead of vulnerable and elderly people in your community. Your choices are appalling. And Karma is a bitch.