The issue is that it doesn't stop at just the two children though.
Same as last weekend. All of those people didn't have a chat about it beforehand and decide to descend en masse to the country's beaches and beauty spots did they? They were individual families who thought that they would have a nice walk on the beach, or up a hill, apparently as is permitted, no harm done except the world and his wife had the same idea.
The government have clearly risk assessed activities and have decided what is going to be fairly acceptable on both sides. No doubt it would be better from the infection aspect of we all stayed at home but they know that the general public won't accept that so they've offered a compromise except that some people just can't accept it. They've got to push the boundaries. So exercising once a day becomes two or three times a day because where's the harm, I don't see another soul so it's not making any difference, right?
Shopping infrequently for essentials turns into trios to B and Q, Tesco, Aldi, Boots and Poundland because it doesn't matter, I stuck to the 2 metre social distancing so it's fine.
Non essential travel becomes driving five miles to go for a walk because I'll see fewer people so it's actually less risky than walking closer to home.
The problem is that everyone you go out there's a risk that either you will pick up the infection or possibly pass the infection on to someone else. What's becoming obvious that they aren't entirely sure how it's passed on, or at least they're not sure how long the droplets hang around in the air.
Individually these activities maybe don't increase the risk that much but across the population that millions of extra opportunities for infection that don't need to have happened.
We all know that teenagers aren't the most sensible creatures in the world and don't always make the best decisions. They've gone to the park to have a kick around but it's not beyond the realms of possibly that they see a school friend who joins in, or even a friendly kid hanging around who asks to join in, or even they kick the ball a bit hard and a passer by picks it up and throws it to them. I know you're going to say "oh what if" but this is how the chief medical officer has explained it - they need to minimise all unnecessary opportunity for infection just as when people have asked if it's ok if they just go for a drive in the car and mps have said that no, it goes against guidance because although they don't plan on interacting with anyone they could have an accident or breakdown so an ambulance might be needed or a mechanic, using resources that the NHS can't spare and exposing people to unnecessary risk. Of course, they might have an accident whilst walking but the government are trying to reduce risk.
Italy had 1000 deaths yesterday, in one day. If we start heading that way I can see the restrictions getting much tighter except by then it will be too late. It takes three weeks for the effects to be felt, so last weekend won't impact death rates for another two weeks or so.
One person, infects about 2 - 2.5 others. After 30 days that has led to 400 people being infected.
If you reduce the 2.5 to 1.5 the numbers infected drop dramatically to something like 14. That's the difference in how quickly this spreads and how long it goes on for.