Careful consideration to “bubble” idea

The bubble idea needs to be carefully considered. If say, as reported bubbles were 10 would this mean a family of 5 could only interact with 1 other family of 5 say. Also how does this work with people who are still expected to go to work alongside other people. Also, mental health implications if say people living alone having persisted through lockdown then find themselves not able to see friends or family if they aren’t able to fit into “bubble”. Trust should be placed in people to adhere to social distancing and isolate properly if symptoms show

Why the contribution is important

I think after close to 9 weeks of lockdown people are going to need to find some enjoyment, people in majority are sticking to the restrictions and as a result missing friends and family which in some cases is leading to serious mental health issues and pain, there needs to be a balance, I think for example if someone is pushing through lockdown hoping to see people they care about and then they don’t fit in that persons bubble due to family size it could be very damaging and lead to problems

by PaulB1987 on May 05, 2020 at 02:45PM

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  • Posted by elainee May 05, 2020 at 17:11

    100% agree, people are sensible and most have been complying. I think people should be allowed to see who they want, even just one house hold at a time. We cant eliminate risk, can reduce it but need to not takeaway basic rights - it was fine for a short time, but that has past.
  • Posted by gmb May 05, 2020 at 18:18

    I agreed.

    A totally-sealed bubble system just won't work for varies circumstances of so many people. It will year families and friendship groups apart, and could well less to some people being even more isolated.

    We need a much more flexible system for allowing some, even if limited, social contact with both close family and close friends even if those groups do not overlap (as is the case for most people).
  • Posted by MrsBoggs May 06, 2020 at 09:19

    Totally agreed. The bubble should be counted per household, not number of people.
  • Posted by LariDon May 06, 2020 at 10:31

    I agree that that the bubble idea would need careful consideration before being rolled out. I am particularly concerned about the social, emotional and diplomatic nightmare caused by trying to work out who gets to choose the other household/s to share a bubble with, especially as once you’re in a bubble, you can’t join another bubble. Lockdown in households is at least clear and simple; the bubble idea could be incredibly complicated and emotionally very stressful to navigate. Especially for families containing teenagers and young adults, because the social circles of parents and young adults are often completely different (I don’t even know the parents of most my kids’ current friends). So if the bubble is small, it will be very difficult to decide on another household which works for everyone, which gives everyone someone they can connect with. But if the bubble is larger, how do you navigate the difficult choices about which bubble to join? (There’s a risk that bubbles might form with one well-organised or dominant household at the centre and everyone else just there because they know that household, like being at someone else’s housewarming party. And there might be other people they really want to see, who have found themselves in a different bubble…) Finally, for many of us, the people we really want to see are our extended family, but they might not live nearby. Are the rules governing bubbles going to be about proximity as well as exclusivity? We really do all want to meet up, and we can see that if each of us meets up with one other person who meets up with someone else, who meets up with someone else, we risk creating long chains of transmission. But the bubble idea, while superficially simple, has so many practical and emotional problems that for many households, it might cause more problems than it would solve. I would also like to say - thanks so much for consulting us. It makes us feel just a little less powerless in this horrible situation…
  • Posted by heather22 May 09, 2020 at 14:51

    Totally agree, fixed bubbles could be disastrous, impossible to enforce and end up with people feeling more left out
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