[quote JinglingHellsBells]@Londonwriter
The stats show that picking up the virus at a supermarket is in fact very small.
There were some stats which showed that X number of people with the virus had been in a supermarket within X number of days.
However....what the stats didn't show was where else they had also been.
So these people in the supermarket may have been to work, on public transport, or mixing with friends or colleagues.
Yes, the virus is spread by an aerosol effect but in shops most people are wearing masks and many supermarkets are limiting numbers and trying to ensure the 2 mtr rule.
I know it varies hugely and I'd not want to go into a crowded supermarket.
But the reality is that the virus is caught most often within the home or socialising with other people.
As for the OP, picking up your children if you don't get out of you car is sensible. Obviously if you test positive / show symptoms, that's a different scenario.[/quote]
Numerous friends got COVID-19 in the first wave, in March/April/May, after going to the supermarket and - otherwise - (claiming to be) hiding indoors.
This was before mask wearing was routine, and before people got accustomed to COVID-19 precautions. When I took my baby DS to have his first childhood immunisations in early May, our local GP surgery had six receptionists crowded around in the reception area, one of them coughing, and an unmasked health visitor wanted to take me into a small unventilated room to examine and weigh my baby (I refused). Within a few weeks, the surgery had one receptionist out front, huge plastic screens across the reception, and everyone was wearing a mask...
So, yes, things have changed, and I expect the risk of supermarkets has decreased as a result! 