Can someone knowledgeable explain to me the risk...

[Bubblesbubblesmybubbles]

Firstly we have NOT broken lockdown once as I am a stickler for rules but I don't judge others unless I deem something stupid.....

Been reading the 'broken the lockdown' thread and I wondered can anyone explain to me what the risk is of visiting someone (whilst on your one walk), in their garden where they have left the gate open for you, taking you're own supplies, sitting say 4m apart, having a chat and leaving. Its against lockdown, yes, so we haven't and I will continue to be one who sticks to the rules but I actually can't see the risk. Loads of people have done it and it seems to be helping the mental health of others at (what i imagine to be) no risk of health issues.

As I have spotted people we know whilst on our walk and had a socially distanced chat which I'm guessing is allowed, or maybe not

Highly likely the people further away who caught it from him touched the same spot on the door handle.

No they hadn't. There were separate entrances into the church room I think? This is the interesting thing about it.

The theory is that because they were all singing, including the man with covid19 who would have forced more air out than usual as he sang, they took deep breaths in and so more likely to have breathed in tiny particles containing the virus in the air.

"I also dislike the no sunbathing/sitting on grass rule. If you're socially distancing and sitting alone, what is the big deal? "

If you're genuinely alone is an isolated place then nobody would see you sunbathing to disapprove or tell you to move on. If you're in a place with other people, there is the risk of crowding and it means people are out for longer than if they were just walking.

You are not going to catch or pass on COVID19 outdoors unless we are talking crowd-type situations, where you end up stuck next to someone breathing in their droplets for minutes at a time.

When all this is over, one of the big things that is going to come up during the post-pandemic autopsy will be "Everyone wasted a lot of time worrying about things that made no difference, while ignoring much bigger dangers that were right under their noses."

This was going so strong till this :
The NHS death figures aren’t the same as the ones the media give either

Well ofc the nhs figures are different to the ONS figures, as not everyone dies from Covid in hospital. People have died for Covid at home and in care homes. Hence the figures will not be the same.

Also dont follow this
posters here who need to look at science rather than government ads by adding a news article. If "we" need to look at the science then post the science. Unfortunately as someone who regularly reads scientific journals, newspapers are most definately NOT the paragon of scientific knowledge or even accuracy/truth.