Do you think we will all start to return to normal June 1st?

[icelollycraving]

I work in non essential retail. My employer looks to be opening June 1st. My child is not in one of the school years returning at the moment. Dh’s work associated with retail but going into people’s homes in a customer service facility. They look like they are aiming for June 1st too.
Some colleagues have said they feel we will head for more weeks of lockdown after the R rating increased. I understand the 5 (Nando!) chart but can we reopen everything at the current 4 scale?

[Letseatgrandma]

The numbers of deaths have decreased really sharply. The latest ONS deaths for 1-8th May were at the normal level for January. As deaths are indicative of infections 3 weeks ago, that suggests that infections must have dropped really sharply. With that continuing

I hazard a guess that since people seemed to take Boris’s speech on the 10th as meaning lockdown was over, it won’t continue and we may well see a sharp rise of infections next week and the week after.

It will be interesting to see what’s happening with the Track and Trace.

[Mynydd]

My work (education) is planning to maintain social distancing well into the next academic year. This means staff and students will probably attend on a part time rota. So for me, no. Not life as normal. As long as we're social distancing lots of things will be limited and I haven't heard anyone suggest social distancing will finish June 1

[itsaweddingone]

@bellinisurge

We’re not opening at the same time?

At the OP is clearly going off the info we’ve been given.

[TazSyd]

I think the lockdown is fraying round the edges. It’s noticeably busier outside. Despite what you read on mumsnet, most people don’t want to stay indoors for two years, (only opening the door for essential food deliveries and carefully bleaching every item).

[LindainLockdown]

Not much chance of that if the hyperbolic raving on this board today is anything to go by.