What do you think will happen at the end of the 3 weeks ?

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Just that really
It's interesting to know others people opinions, As the virus gets worse in uk although we had no new cases or new deaths Since yesterday so far 🤞🏻

@Shinyshoes2 first of all, I hope you have mustered the energy to make it to the bathroom and are feeling better.

Secondly, why on earth have you been out walking your dog if you have had a cough for 9 days? Do the rules not apply to you?

I think it will be extended until the end of May. Then possible relaxing of the rules if new cases start to fall. I don't think pubs and restaurants will reopen until the summer holidays. Then schools won't reopen until September.

Depends, no one really knows, they need to see how it pans out but the smart money is on they will extend this, maybe for a couple of weeks, see how the cases tail down, if they tail down, get the nhs up to full capacity with the new hospitals then slowly release the restrictions up to the twelve weeks.

Suspect the first restriction lift will be to get everyone back to work, where home from possible or in the workplace or not. Hospitality and social venues will stay closed. Schools still a question work. But I assume where necessary open.

There has been many mistakes though, they specifically stated they wanted people working, not just essential workers, and many many companies jumped and shut down totally, completely against the government advice.

Which means if this doesn’t get controlled they could be shut down for months and months, and simply never recover. The government can’t bail everyone out for that long. These companies should have done what the government requested, stay open, keep people working where possible and maintain social distancing in their workplaces, keeping it ticking over.

I think it will be extended, then relaxed a bit, but people will be idiots again and we'll be locked down again.
I can't see schools back until sept at the earliest. If it goes into Autumn, I see schools back in the spring.

Extended and possibly even more restrictions on going out.

Extension of lockdown. I expect to be in lockdown until early/mid May at best

I think they will extend the lockdown. I think they intend to have us in lockdown for quite a while but are trying to get us used to the idea by doing it in short stints. If you look at other countries their lockdowns have lasted a lot longer that 3 weeks.

Can't say at this stage. Too early, I personally think further lockdown measures may happen with a week or 2, and then an extension of a few more weeks. But we have ti wait and see what happens and whether they have been able to gain any more data on potential mild cases or past infections that may inform decisions.

*There has been many mistakes though, they specifically stated they wanted people working, not just essential workers, and many many companies jumped and shut down totally, completely against the government advice.

Which means if this doesn’t get controlled they could be shut down for months and months, and simply never recover. The government can’t bail everyone out for that long. These companies should have done what the government requested, stay open, keep people working where possible and maintain social distancing in their workplaces, keeping it ticking over.*

Exactly. But then a lot of them acted in response to employees who saw a way of getting paid to sit on their arse for 12 weeks.

Extended then extended then extended again.

If the initial lockdown was for 3 months the country would have had a meltdown.

By doing it in 3 week stages people will cope with being told to do so.

I had to apply for Job seekers allowance and was told I won't have to have another meeting with them for 3 months at least!

Extended and possibly even more restrictions on going out.

How can it be restricted much more if it’s already so that people can only go out for essentials?

No new cases or deaths in 24 hours? That can't be right?

We’re on a 12 week lockdown so have adequately prepared the kids. It’s likely to be extended/further restricted so I don’t understand people who are thinking it will end after three weeks. China were in full lockdown for 12 and they took it more seriously than some parts of the U.K. seem to be doing.

There are so many is it OK if go out to do X because it is essential IMO threads on here....if that is anything yo go by we will soon be told not to walk the dog just let it run around the garden only and it'll be extended a fortnight at a time.

Sorry - Wuhan was in lockdown for 12+ weeks, not China as a whole.

If schools could possibly go back before September wouldn't it make sense to bring the current year 10s and year 12s back first? If the intake was smaller (so just these years) they could lower the risk and also increase the timetable for these year groups in the last weeks of next term to make up for lost exam prep time.

although we had no new cases or new deaths Since yesterday so far

What on Earth are you basing that information on?!

Exactly. But then a lot of them acted in response to employees who saw a way of getting paid to sit on their arse for 12 weeks

Or maybe they have a genuine fear of catching this virus and dying or they’ve listened to the government message about social distancing and don’t believe their employer is practicing it.

It’s a bloody global pandemic and people still want to cast people as skiving arseholes.

How can it be restricted much more if it’s already so that people can only go out for essentials?

Plenty of people are still working.

@MigginsMrs you know this has legimately affected a lot of businesses i assume? To the point where the break on the wage bill during a huge downturn may be the difference as to whether the employees getting paid to 'sit on their bums' still have jobs in 3 months?

The lockdown will be extended at the end of the 3 weeks. I think Boris is expecting it to go on for 12 weeks as that's the timescale he gave for getting on top. They need to collect loads of information as well as getting it under control so they can work out the most sensible plan.

The schools will HAVE to go back in September, somehow even if they are on reduced timetables/ fewer children at a time in for a term. You cannot keep children out of a school for nearly a year it just isn't even remotely fair on them. I think children will be in for at least some time at the end of the term. But I doubt they will go back in any meaningful before September. They cannot open pubs and leave schools shut, that is just frankly immoral.

And the economy does matter, money needs to come from somewhere to fight this but also to keep people housed and fed.

It will be extended. And possibly tightened up

I expect a three week extension at least

@MigginsMrs
There are several other restrictions that could be imposed:
Curfew
Only one person allowed to leave house every three days
No going out for exercise
No takeaways
Further limits on public transport
Quarantine in designated facilities instead of isolation at home.
I live in China and we have had all of these at various times.

Lockdown will be further tightened. Exercise only 200m away from home. Can only go to supermarket/pharmacy with evidence (letter/email) of collection.