How can it be illegal to see a member of family? Even from 2m+? Even with a mask? What is this world

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High risk area so likely to be tier three. In this modern world how can it be illegal to see any family for months and months on end. It’s cruel and unfair and completely unsustainable.

It's utterly ridiculous and I 100% agree that it is unbelievably cruel. This is no way to live.

I agree with you OP
I am
So sick of it all now.

What makes you think it will be months and months? It could very well be just a few weeks whilst the infection numbers have chance to drop again.

I would much rather have to ring my family members than visit them and give them Covid because I did not realise I was carrying it.

Completely agree, it's utterly ridiculous.

On the one hand yes, it's awful. On the other hand lots of people don't see their family for months in normal circumstances. I live 250 miles from my parents, and further from my dsis, so unfortunately we don't see each other very often.

Unless they are family members providing childcare...

@lazylinguist I too live 250 miles from family but we have two very young children so see them every 4 weeks or so each travelling for support and for them to see them. The last 6 months have been unbearable. Im sick of people saying it will get better when it’s only gotten worse.

It is ridiculous, people should be able to do their own risk assessment when it comes to seeing family. It’s ok for me to be at work where there is very little social distancing, mixing with people that are coming from all over the country, not many are wearing masks, but can’t get together with all my family (8of us).

People are going to get fed up sooner or later and we shall see mass civil disobedience. Tick tock.

What makes you think it will be months and months? It could very well be just a few weeks whilst the infection numbers have chance to drop again

Because the government has implemented additional measures in lots of places which have been in place for ages with no sign of let up, and now they’re tightening them not loosening them. I’d be astonished (but very happy) if any of this was short term

@RedDiamond the op said from 2+ metres away and with a mask. The chances of giving someone covid like that is next to none.

Op it is really cruel. I hate that we are being controlled like this. I'm happy to keep a distance but telling people they aren't allowed to see family is cruel.

@lazylinguist it isn't really the same is it? You choosing to live 250 miles from family isn't the same as it being illegal to see family.

It's a crock of shite
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In addition I can't get my head around the fact that my terminally ill MIL will die in a care home with her loved ones not getting to visit her for the months leading up to her death. It feels like we have abandoned her. Full respect to the wonderful care home staff who care so much and work so hard but they cannot replace family. So sad and so wrong.

People can’t risk assess just for themselves and family though unless they have zero contact with anyone else.

I’d rather keep in touch by the numerous means of technology available then catch or spread the virus. The more social contact, the more it spreads and the longer we have measures in place.

I could not agree more, it is inhumane for a virus that the majority will survive.

I’m so sorry @Daftness. Truly awful and so cruel.

And that’s before you even begin to consider locking up teenagers when somebody in their year group contracts the virus. Locking them in the house for a fortnight. In the context of having exams next year but no idea if they are going ahead, And being unable To have any life outside school.

It’s not ok.

Yanbu it's shite and a massive over-reaction imo.

@CountessFrog so so true. My reception age child has been locked down once. After 4 years having the importance of daily activity and minimising screen time shoved down my throat by health visitors the idea of online schooling and 2 weeks trapped in a garden less small house seems like some kind of hideous joke to be honest.

It's so inhumane. It's almost as crazy as encouraging neighbours to report each other 😩

Utterly ridiculous and I’m unsure how it doesn’t break the basic human right of ‘a right to family life’.

Fairly sure the majority particularly in areas which have had local restrictions for months already won’t be abiding by any further tightenings. The government are risking people meeting at home even more where behind closed doors no one will be there to see them vs if they meet outdoors in public which would be safer but from the sounds of it may become illegal and therefore people won’t want to get in trouble. I think we are going to see riots before the year is out the way things are going.

Totally agree. I think it's the sense that this is neverending - govt is now in the habit of imposing restrictions because of "the numbers" but there is no goal set at which restrictions are lifted. What are we actually aiming for with all this?

One of the most depressing thoughts for me is that tier 3 - the 'good' tier - is still rule of 6 and masks as standard. It gives me a really sick feeling.

*tier 1 is the 'good' tier (not 3, apols)

“ the 'good' tier - is still rule of 6 and masks as standard. It gives me a really sick feeling.”

Completely agree. The fact that there are currently no criteria under which normal life could resume is just numbing

People can’t risk assess just for themselves and family though unless they have zero contact with anyone else.

Of course you can, my DM is 90, she has done a risk assessment and decided that the risk of seeing her DC and GC is worth it as she probably won't last another 6 months.