Am I allowed to visit my family on Easter Sunday?

[LidiaM]

hi guys,

I live 30 mins drive from my parents who are in their mid 40s, they also live with my younger brother. We are normally very close and we havents seen eachother in about a month (since law have suggested that we should stay at home)

We stay at home, my husband goes shopping once every 2 weeks, my baby who is 8 months old havent been out for the last month.

We understand the risk of going out and we even stopped walking together or exercising...
I am wondering if in UK we are allowed to visit my family on Easter Sunday?
I am asking because I know they are safe,
we arent sick either.

I am very annoyed because I have friends who visit their families or siblings who they not live with all the fricking time and I am sticking to this quarantine but a little bit fed up now knowing that peope still visit their families and I havent,

I really want tl go to see them on Sunday, what you guys think?

For the millionth time, we can't have herd immunity without immunisation! We've even lost herd immunity for measles even though most people are immunised.

This isn't true.

Measles is an extremely infectious disease (far more so than Covid-19: Measles has an R value of 12-18, compared to an R value of around 3 for Covid-19). Because of this, the proportion of the population who must be immune to measles in order to achieve 'herd immunity' is extremely high (c. 95%).

Covid-19 has a far lower R value, and early estimates suggest that the proportion of the population who must be immune to Covid-19 in order to achieve 'herd immunity' may be around 60%. That would be achievable without vaccination.

There is a lot we don't yet know about this virus, but I wish people would stop making statements that have no basis in fact.

(The R value is the number of people each infected person is likely to pass their infection on to. The higher number, the greater the infectiousness / transmissibility of the disease.)

Yes you can. I heard that the virus is having Easter Sunday off so you'll be absolutely fine.

No. What is wrong with people! Everyone seems to think they are the exception! I would love nothing more than to see my mum who I haven't seen in a month (including her birthday which she had to spend alone) but I understand basic instructions and so I haven't, and I won't until we are allowed - which if people keep breaking the rules won't happen for a very long time. Stay home!!!!!

Not sure why you would think it would be ok.

No
How many times do people need telling?!

No wonder this virus isn't abating with people asking questions like this. NO you can't as everyone else has said.

I don't think that the virus will know that it's Easter Sunday and will carry on regardless.

My kids know the answer to this question, are the guidelines really that difficult????

No you can't.

Can I visit my mum later on April for her birthday?

NO.

It's really hard when you see others breaking lockdown when you are obeying the Law
Unfortunately this makes it MORE important that you continue to abide by the rules, not less. Which is bloody annoying.

Our neighbour has changed nothing, each of her kids visit every day bringing their kids with them, her sister visits each day and they all sit in the garden or in the house together. They then all congregate on the driveway to say goodbye for an hour or so.

I miss my mum like mad, she's on her own but I'm not stupid enough to go and see her

No, don't visit, for safety reasons.

Just give them a phone call to say hi happy Easter.

Of course you are, didn’t the government inform you that you and only you are the exception to all the rules?

thefaceofboe, it's not the OP who is VERY, VERY simple if you think that it's a wind-up or that the OP doesn't understand. They've already responded saying they won't so your posts are ridiculous.

Nobody needs to be roasted for asking a question either. Who do you think you are?

It's not just you but you seem to be enjoying putting the boot in.

Good lord. How did you even think this was even POSSIBLY okay? You gave up walking because of the risk....but think its okay to visit family - this sounds totally backwards to me.

Short answer, as many others have already said - NO you cannot visit or spend time with ANYONE from a different household. Not even on Easter Sunday or birthdays or any other particular event that somehow makes people think its fine to break guidelines!

I despair. I really do.

This thread is either fake or just proves that some people are thick as shit. We can keep repeating the stay at home mantra till we are blue in the face but it will never ever get through to some people 🙄.

No, you idiot.

Stay the fuck at home.

NOPE

NO

NOT AT ALL

Oh please just RTFT everyone piling on. Seriously.

That’s very worrying that someone contracted CV & died who hadn’t been anywhere or seen anyone for weeks.

The OP has already said she isn't going, so you can put your pitchforks down now.

since law have suggested
Laws aren’t suggestions

BrandyandBabycham

Where did you hear that?

What part of the current situation don’t you understand