Boris to address the nation tonight

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There's speculation that he will implement a full lockdown.

How will this differ from what we're doing now?

Well the police will have powers to arrest the total fucking idiots that think going to Snowdonia or a farmers market are ‘essential travel’. Thank god.

Shut everything except supermarkets and pharmacies and limit how often you can leave your home. Permit required to leave home to travel in car.
Just some of the things that could be done..

Any idea what times his address may be?

I have to be honest, I can't see how buying food from a farmers market is worse than going to the supermarket. But there you go.

Curfew
Arrests and fines for those not complying with regulations.
Limiting the number of people who can leave the house at any one time.

BBC says no PM briefing today due to COBRA meeting, can't find anything about a later meeting. At least not yet.

What time?

Where have you heard that op? Cobra meeting is now

On another thread somebody said it is cancelled for today?

Here's the article I saw (DM, sorry): www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8141779/Boris-Johnson-faces-Cabinet-revolt-unless-imposes-coronavirus-lockdown.html

Shut everything except supermarkets and pharmacies

Will they keep the smaller food shops open as well? They've been a lifeline to me and others I know as the supermarkets are a total scrum.

Might not be full lockdown but similar to German measures eg only allowed out in family groups or no more than 2.

Laura Kuenssberg posted that the PM would be addressing the nation after the COBRA meeting.

Hopefully they will put a stop to all social gatherings.
A Facebook friend posted a snap of her family and two other families picnicking today at an essex seaside location. Outdoors for 'social distancing'. For goodness sake.

The press conference is cancelled. He is to 'address the nation' later instead.

7pm i think

Lockdown bears no relation to what we are doing now, which for loads of people, is bugger all no change lets all share the virus

Does anyone know if we'll still be able to get deliveries from Amazon and other companies (e.g. John Lewis) in the event of a lockdown?

I think there might be more essential services than supermarkets and pharmacies?
What about bike shops that are keeping people on the road who need to get to work for example?

Restrictions have not been the same in all countries.
China took a very tough stance and everything was shut except supermarkets and pharmacy in my area. There have been some fluctuations in restrictions since: takeaway allowed, then not, then okay again and now some local restaurants are open.

I can't see how buying food from a farmers market is worse than going to the supermarket

At the moment it isn't but in Spain its a case of limited people allowed in at any time. 5 in 5 out when i was in lanzarote last week. And queuing 2m apart outside.

We need this lock down asap.

Thanks berties

I hope they bring in a lockdown. I hope they allow smaller grocers etc to continue, or allow them to do deliveries.
food production is going to be really essential. most of our fresh food comes from Italy and Spain, so you dont need to think too hard as to what the problem there is.
And we have no farm workers.

Lockdown won’t be able to happen/be enforced until they pass this bill, as at present police have no powers and there are no laws. Full lockdown should be implemented Thursday/Friday when they get this bill through!

Does anyone know if we'll still be able to get deliveries from Amazon and other companies (e.g. John Lewis) in the event of a lockdown?

Not sure but I did hear that the Government have asked Amazon to help get virus protection equipment to hospitals.

@NettleTea I don’t know where you are,but we are surrounded by farms where I live,local farmer has been out delivering sacks of potatoes in the local villages this morning.