Individual and household action
What is the main thing you are doing to protect yourself and others from coronavirus? How can we all tackle any local outbreak and ensure local and national restrictions are effective?
Why the contribution is important
The Scottish Government has committed to engaging with the public and is interested to hear your thoughts on this topic.
by ScottishGovernment on October 05, 2020 at 08:53AM
Posted by Homeburd October 05, 2020 at 17:33
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Posted by LAWh October 05, 2020 at 17:43
Using FACTS.
Working from home.
Changing school clothing every day.
Long term, areas with higher transmission rates could see people encouraged to form social bubbles for the duration of Autumn and Winter. E.g five families in a group who all agree to be in that group exclusively and to use FACTS to minimise risk.
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Posted by Trp October 05, 2020 at 18:07
I think we tackle local outbreaks by giving people information so they know when there are many cases in their area and how the virus is being spread.
We need to make sure restrictions are related to the source of outbreaks and not haphazard.
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Posted by Ursula October 05, 2020 at 18:33
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Posted by Redfox October 05, 2020 at 18:54
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Posted by Juneec October 05, 2020 at 19:30
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Posted by mariannemca October 05, 2020 at 19:32
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Posted by Katz37 October 05, 2020 at 19:49
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Posted by Seamus91 October 05, 2020 at 20:17
I do agree widening the family bubbles would be good. I do wonder if encouraging people to take responsibility for limiting their own social interactions might also be worth trying . Personally I'm scared of infecting my parents (despite following all the guidelines). So for my own peace of mind, I try to stick to only having one social interaction with one household each week or so. This way, I'm able to ensure I've no symptoms between social interactions and feel more comfortable that the likelihood I pass something on is lower.
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Posted by Catlady October 05, 2020 at 20:29
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Posted by HappyPumpkin81 October 05, 2020 at 21:17
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Posted by k4rwd October 06, 2020 at 00:28
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Posted by rmk October 06, 2020 at 10:25
Relying on click and collect and home delivery more, avoiding shops and supermarkets
Increased attention to hygiene measures, using hand sanitiser before getting out of and when getting back into car if visiting any public place (e.g. shopping)
Increased cleaning at home, especially if anyone's visiting
Observing physical distancing wherever possible, face coverings where not possible
Just general common sense and mitigating the risk in as many ways as possible.
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Posted by fyfe1999 October 06, 2020 at 15:58
I don't travel outside my city
I walk everywhere instead of taking public transport
I wear a face covering even outside (when the streets are busy and you can't socially distance)
I wash my hands regularly
What I don't do:
Socially distance from my friends, it's impossible to stay 2 metres away from someone you go to a pub with!
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Posted by Kainsoch October 06, 2020 at 18:09
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Posted by AnaMaria October 06, 2020 at 21:22
The best way to tackle the outbreak is for everyone to follow the health guidelines and for the Government to keep the messages simple and local as well as national. I see a lot of requests for local information and I know that is available online, however, if you are not familiar with scanning the internet it is not easy to find. What might be helpful would be for local authorities to circulate on social media and supermarkets the important information in the local area rather than just repeating national ‘don’t do’ messages. For example I live in an amber zone but just a few streets away is a red zone. If people understood that their local area is red perhaps they would be less inclined to think for example it is all down to the city, hospitality or students.
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Posted by APragmatist October 10, 2020 at 16:26
And taking regular breaks from the doom and gloom news helps too!
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Posted by cobdunfermline October 11, 2020 at 13:45
Whilst we understand that social gatherings are one of the drivers of this virus, we would like to see more cafes and businesses open to have more normality, but with stricter guidelines and spot checks randomly to enforce compliance with these businesses.
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Posted by wendrew93 October 11, 2020 at 15:29
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Posted by Haggis59 October 11, 2020 at 17:51
Scottish govt could impose temporary 5mile travel limit unless necessary; fine businesses not sticking to rules, It know it's hard as restrictions affecting my mental health also but it's essential and it's not going to be forever. I go walk at lunchtime and at weekend walk locally and go into garden when I can to keep my sanity.
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