Absolutely no going out or socialising?

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My understanding is basically no going out except to work, for food shopping or outdoor exercise away from others. Meaning I can't see my parents, can't go to a cafe and can't even visit same age friends (early 40s).

Other people think I'm being extreme but isn't this whats being asked of us for the next few weeks at least?

@LoveBeingAMum555

I hope you’re son is ok 🌷 . You must feel exactly how I feel with people ignoring the advice. I have friends who are out on the razz tonight even knowing where I stand personally on the situation and all the points I’ve put across as well about the poor people who HAVE to work and be exposed to it. All they’re worried about is the soaps cutting down to two a week ! Makes me mad

@honeybee88

It really is that simple! Why are some people still not understanding this bit!

Not following this is going to result in tougher restrictions. As in France etc.

@TackyTriceratops

I’m convinced this will happen. I think the government are just easing us into it so there aren’t riots. It will happen because the idiots still treating this as some kind of joke are just going to take the pub to each other’s houses! They’ll have to enforce it to stop this happening surely!

Are you allowed to go for a walk alone

As I understand it, going outside is positively encouraged provided you don't mix with lots of people as you get good vitamin D and exercise

Yes . Just try to keep your distance (6ft at least). I need to walk the dog but worried neighbours will get too friendly. People need to respect boundaries now.

@Wonderwoman550 Yes you can go for a walk alone as long as you don't have any symptoms and keep a 2 metre distance. I'd wear a mask to prevent any gobshite sneezing or coughing on you.

Its pissing me off that all the kids are off now, and the first thing the majority of mums are saying is 'Right! We can beat this together! Lets have a meet up every day at the park, let the kids all play for a few hours to burn off steam, and bring our coffees with us!'

FFS!!!!!!! NO! I swear they think that because they are outside, that means nothing can touch them. My kids are home educated and have now been indoors (except to walk the dog in the fields behind our house) pretty much since this started. There is always something to keep them occupied. I don't get this mentality. :-( x

Yes we're allowed to walk run cycle etc that's not a danger to anyone
this video is quite good I think
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BtN-goy9VOY&t=310s

@Jpm148 Pay no attention to @slipperywhensparticus - that response feels unnecessarily unkind.
Haven’t read whole thread so you may already have this info but given that the government are effectively asking people to self impose lock down conditions in order to take pressure off NHS and other key services (and will go further to enforce this if people don’t get the message) I looked at what rules currently are for Paris lockdown and over there, shared custody is one of the “allowed” reasons to be out and about (ie. collecting/dropping child). So I assume the same is/would be true here.
Ex and I have jointly made decision to self isolate for 14 days (DD with me) now school is closed, to try and be sure no one in either household is poorly, and then I hope we can resume contact for the two of them. One of us in each home will be going to shop when needed so it may not be possible to entirely eliminate any risk, but I hope we can make this safe and possible as I think it’s really important for my DD and ex as well.
I think it’s great you’re trying to think responsibly about this - I’m sure some parents wouldn't bother. Good for you

And this one
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fgBla7RepXU

We live in rural France, and need a signed form, even to walk the dog, its absolutely forbidden to mingle with friends and family, not a prob for us , as we prefer animals to most people. Your being asked to hang out at home to save your and others lives, ffs just do it!

SUPERMARKET DELIVERIES!!! I am incandescent! Have elderly fragile parents, (84 & 75), they’ve been getting used to home deliveries for the last year. Now I cannot get a delivery slot at all! Their latest email said they will prioritise over 70s and had identified these customers and would contact them soon, but being impatient I rang them. I said how would they know that my parents are elderly and that in immune compromised and self isolating? The poor harassed sounding man told me that only the elderly people registered for telephone shopping qualified. WTF? Are they supposed to starve? Never heard of telephone order g before, and he says they’re not taking any more applications. Terrified of going to supermarket myself, but after 6 trips I still cannot find essentials like loo rolls, soap, and when I do I have to haul the whole lot in 3 buses to get it to them. WTF

Wow, some people don't seem capable of understanding why the restrictions are in place. Also, as an adult, if you have to wait to take instructions from Boris Johnson on something that is common sense, I seriously wonder how you have managed to get to this age. Seriously use your common sense people and you should be thinking about who you could possibly infect and how you could be making this situation last much longer than necessary than going to the pub/booking all the shopping slits/carrying on as normal etc. I have to continue working on the frontline putting my family at risk because people either aren't capable of making sensible decisions themselves or simply don't care. Even if you are in the don't care category - trust me - it will come back to bite you.
Thanks to all those of you who are using your brains

*shopping slots

to even wonder at this stage (not you OP, I get your point); is why this won't be contained. You can believe or disbelieve the Chinese figures (who knows) but if the Chinese government issued a lockdown then you can safely assume that they meant it and police it and the collective has conformed. The dithering in Britain is unfortunately going to show in the figures into April.

Interestingly the most popular graphic of the spread of COV-19:
gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

Pick a country on it, and really ask why some are seemingly faring better than others. Most are not, it is the difference between reporting, testing and updating. Look at Germany, look beyond the graphics as to why the stats are so good. There is no consistency. It is a very useful graphic, however, and the best out there,do kudos to those who developed it.

Yep, staying inside and in our garden. I feel very privileged at this time for having a garden for my little one to play in. We may go out for a drive or a family hike in the Peak District if we start to go crazy, that’s about it though.
Anything other than this would be an insult to the frontline staff who have to work.

packetandtripe- to even wonder at this stage (not you OP, I get your point); is why this won't be contained. You can believe or disbelieve the Chinese figures (who knows) but if the Chinese government issued a lockdown then you can safely assume that they meant it and police it and the collective has conformed. The dithering in Britain is unfortunately going to show in the figures into April.

Yes but in China they had the landlords of management company of the blocks of flats delivering and bringing in food and supplys for each of the residences.
But I cannot see our housing Association doing that for us.
They system here is very different.

I'm supposed to be isolating. In middle of cancer treatment, underlying conditions blah blah but I cannot do so fully. My DD single parent working 12 hour shifts looking after young adults with severe autism and learning difficulties and already half the staff are off because of self isolation. So I have no one to do my shopping. Monday I spent 4 hours trying to get milk, 6 am Asda sold out, 7 am Morrison's, b and m sold out, 8 am Aldi and lidl sold out, 9 am all local shops in village sold out. I finally got some uht in a village 5 miles away. I came home and cried.
Wednesday Dgd rushed into hospital with internal bleeding. She has an auto immune blood disorder and us 18. She is recovering now thanks to wonderful NHS . I have been at hospital during day with her, her mum does 12 hour shift then comes to hospital as she cannot get time off to see to her own DD as work seems her an 'adult' and they cannot get extra staff. Also she is on minimum wage, zero contract hours. She could lose her job if she dies not go to work. My dgd devastated her future could be took from her by not being able to sit her exams. Life is so stressful now for our little family as is for all. We are already all exhausted!

I do think people are misunderstanding what needs to happen to control the outbreak. We need to flatten the curve - the same number of people catch it but not all at once so the health system can cope. Unless you are immunocompromised, have specific health conditions or over 70 the science is that you need to catch it to produce the herd immunity. Slow the spread not stop it - unless we can get worldwide quarantine which just won't happen

statistichecoronavirus.it/

Amazingly clear stats here.

I’m in Brighton so the closure of all leisure will turn it into a ghost town. Lots of folk have it here so I think it’s about when rather than if... for some the view is, if we are healthy and catch it soon, then we can help more vulnerable others by being able to be out and volunteering on their behalf once we get immunity. We are certainly not trying to actively catch it or infect others and are adopting the guidelines but I think we all have to be realistic as the infection is much higher than government stats.

I think isolation currently is the only way to slow it to a point where the nhs can cope. There will still be cases coming through, like there there is in Italy. Once it has been steadied, then people need to slowly start socialising again. Most are going to catch it, but I rather have it with an nhs that have a fighting chance of coping.

It is a bizarre situation as this has never happened before. Some people seem to think it doesnt apply to them almost like its a movie they are watching.