@EveryPlanetHasAYorkshire
Would you like me to explain it more clearly?
The original message of keep 2m distance and wash your hands still stands. This is the best way to prevent yourself from getting the virus.
After lockdown, once we had the spread more under control, the government gradually allowed things to re-open and allowed us to meet up with family/friends etc, but still expected us to distance and be sensible. They introduced masks, but always stated that they were a secondary measure and that we still had to distance where possible.
Unfortunately, many people were not sensible and started completely ignoring the guidelines. Some forgot about distancing, some didn’t wear masks, others went to raves, protests, parties etc.
This was frustrating to those of us who were still following the rules as we understood that putting those small measures in place would allow us to still meet friends and family, albeit on a smaller scale, but better than nothing.
I presume that some people, seeing others ignoring the distancing rules, probably stopped doing it too.
Yes we were encouraged to meet up and eat out etc, but we still had to distance and be sensible with numbers. Many of us have managed this with no problems.
Unfortunately those who haven’t have ruined it for us who have, so we are forced into stricter guidelines and less freedoms.
Does that make more sense?