Lockdown Rumours

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Anyone else bombarded by people saying we are going full lockdown at the weekend?
I can't work out if fake news or not!

I don't know about fake news, but it seems logical that lockdown will happen sooner rather than later.

It will happen sooner rather than later, it's the logical thing to do because of all the morons still wandering about as if nothing is happening.

It will happen.

It's happening everywhere else in Europe so yes I think it will be soon.

I thought I was dealing with this all rather well but it seems really quick and I'm panicking a bit.

Logical though. I need to calm down!!

I heard from a friend who is in a loop that the UK is planning nationwide lockdown from a week on Friday.

It will happen I think this wknd as close as Sat some people think

It is scary how quick this has all come around. This time last week we were just being told to wash our hands!

I do hope lockdown comes soon though, I am fed up of people ignoring how serious this situation is.

I think the “Friday lockdown” thing is fake news but hey, maybe I’m wrong. There suddenly seem to be lots of people who have a friend of a friend who works in government and “they know”.
Logically surely looking at what happened elsewhere we’re a week away at least?
Anyone who says “it’s Friday OMG” needs to give their source 😀

I've a feeling it'll be sooner than a week on Friday. Think about what's happened so far in the past four or five days. Every day something more is announced, so I'd say the beginning of next week for that.

We will lockdown. My friend has been attending hospital management meetings and it’s a matter of days.

Considering that I work at one of the services’ HQ and DH is a mid ranking military officer, it’s funny that we haven’t been told about the military lockdown isn’t it.

Lockdown will mean the virus passes quicker. I'm all for it.

This sounds ridiculous but today I went to pick up a parcel from The Works, which I had ordered before school closures were announced. The clerk was talking to me and we were discussing how things are so uncertain just now.
He told me that his wife phoned him today and said he had received a letter from the army, which he left 9 years ago, asking for him to volunteer. He had no doubts that if he were still in the reserve's he'd have no choice but to agree.

I didn't think of lockdown until I heard this.

Does anyone know how much notice was given in Spain and Italy prior to the lockdown?

My 2 big ones are both at uni, coming back on sat.... Are we theoretically likely to be told on Friday its a lockdown now, no movement? Is travel OK within a car?
Or will it say, lock down in 3 days? I would hate for them to be stranded.

Thank you @PlomBear

DH is a mid ranking military officer, it’s funny that we haven’t been told about the military lockdown isn’t it

Why would you think it’s a military lockdown?! That’s a bit OTT for something that can be managed by police

Everyone has a friend in the know. Except for the people actually have a friend in the know, those people haven't heard a thing about it

As it stands, schools will be open for vulnerable children and key worker children. If we go into lockdown, would that continue?

London will this weekend 😔

They can't tell us too early. It will create mass panic. They'll do it gradually.

Russellbrandshair - er because everyone keeps mentioning a military lockdown and the army on the streets?

I think that would be way too harsh to go straight to the military. It would scare people and cause panic. I think they’ll start with just the police.