Relaxing in parks if no garden
We must all maintain social distancing. Outdoors let's always stay 2m apart and much further apart than that wherever possible.
Parks are not just for exercising. They are for relaxing, contemplating, playing as a family, playing with dogs, and taking in the world. Exercising can be done at home just as much as relaxing can be done at home. Before lockdown few people would have said the main purpose of parks was jogging.
I doubt that there would be many infections as a result of letting people sit on grass alone or with their household many meters from a path or others. Perhaps eating a sandwich. Hardly dangerous activities. This is something people with gardens are doing daily right now yet many are stuck indoors as they've no garden.
Let those with no garden (often the less wealthy) relax in parks for as long as they wish where it is safe to do so without fear of abuse from passersby. But let's really clamp down on those gathering in groups or flouting the distancing rules.
Why the contribution is important
Mental health and fairness for those without gardens to be outdoors. Humans don't just need exercise outdoors. It will also help vitamin d levels.
by Johnh on May 08, 2020 at 10:57AM
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