Small get togethers

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If my self isolating family, was to get together with another also self isolating family would this be acceptable. Or if two self isolating friends were to meet in a house, to arrive by car, at non busy times?
I'm going a bit mad, with just my children to talk to

Sadly I think even small gatherings are meant to be avoided. It's 'non essential' contact, although I realise that relieving cabin fever probably feels pretty essential some days!

Every contact raises the risk of this horrible illness spreading.

If you're meeting with others, then you're not self-isolating.

Please do not do this. A friend is now very sick with Coronavirus symptoms. I am really worried they will end up in hospital and what will happen if so. This could be you, your friend or your family.

The govt have screwed their strategy up and more people will die than needed to. Don’t add to this or put yourself and loved ones in the firing line needlessly.

If you think about it, it really doesn’t matter about the size of the gathering, it matters if they have CV (which is why everyone should be tested).

I could meet up with one friend who has it and catch it, I could meet up with 500 and none of them have it and I’m totally fine.

No.

If they then go and meet another "self isolating" family, who then go on to another little gathering a few days later... well you can see where this is heading 🤣

No, that's not self isolating.

Well it depends. If you are all self isolating because you all already have confirmed Corona virus? Sure, you've all got it anyway.

But if you're self isolating as a precaution then no. Doesn't matter how many people get together at one time, all you need is one person to have it and then you all may catch it.

Can you video call some people instead? I know it's not the same, but it's better than nothing.

No because one family could have CV and the other might not and then it could spread. Plus if you're self isolating you should be staying indoors.

No! Of course not. This is the kind of reasoning (when multiplied) will cause this situation to linger longer than it has to.

Well it depends. If you are all self isolating because you all already have confirmed Corona virus? Sure, you've all got it anyway.

Nobody's getting tested unless they're unwell enough to be admitted to hospital.

Bad idea. Imagine: family A are self Isolating because Ms x has a temp, and family B are self isolating becuase Mr Y has a temp. They have a all get together. However turns out Mr Y didn't have CV, just another winter bug. Ms X does have CV though. Only now family B have all also been exposed to CV. Additionally family B will finish their self isolation and go out and about unaware of their recent exposure and spread it even further until they all become symptomatic.

No. I honestly can’t believe you even have to ask.

I had to explain this earlier to my mother who thought it was ok for my brother to have his gf to stay every weekend. No non-essential contact at all! Otherwise this is never going to end!

Whe you think about it, we're all socially distancing ourselves so there probably isn't any harm with us all meeting up in one big crowd.

Glasto can go ahead, afterall

This is crystal clear on the nhs coronavirus website.

Do not meet with friends and family.

Worrying you need to ask tbh

TWO WEEKS.
You are being asked to only see the direct members of your household only for two weeks. To save lives.

Yes, it fucking sucks. It's not what any of us imagined we would be doing a month ago. But it's the reality of the situation right now. And it's TWO WEEKS.

If you are self isolating that would mean one of you has symptoms of the virus.
Unless you don't live in the U.K of course.

So two families are self isolating, say one person in each family are ill. Nether Ill person from each family has been tested.

Family A's ill person has tonsillitis.

Family B's ill person has CV.

Families get together so now all of family A have been exposed.

Oh look, the virus has magically spread in a totally unnecessary way because it should never have happened.

It's not fucking rocket science.

I'm nit actually going to do it, obviously. But thanks door the as ever polite responses

Not actually going to do it?
Of course not.

What was the point in asking them?

ISOLATE. Which bit don't you understand?

But thanks door the as ever polite responses

People will get upset when you talk about ideas that could cripple our economy and kill people. People, eh?