Visiting loved ones
Allow households to visit close family and friends on a weekly basis.
Why the contribution is important
This seems to be where people are struggling the most so allowing some contact face to face would help. As you would be putting your own loved ones at risk if you had any symptoms, it is unlikely people would take this chance therefore reducing the spread.
by Michelleproudfoot170626 on May 05, 2020 at 01:15PM
Posted by Fletch May 05, 2020 at 15:43
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Posted by alloha May 05, 2020 at 15:49
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Posted by MaddyBisset May 05, 2020 at 16:39
My partner works 24 hour shifts in the care sector, I am also currently working from home but am expected to do so with a 13 month old baby. We relied on my parents for childcare before the lockdown when we are working and now I'm struggling mentally trying to juggle looking after our baby and work all by myself when my partner is out.
I am really worried about how this will affect my child's development given that he is seeing no one but ourselves, and is also having to stare at screens to see his grandparents - something which I really didn't want for a one year old.
Easing the lockdown to allow access to grandparents would help with childcare, child development, mental health and a strain on my relationship. I know not seeing their grandchild is also severely affecting my partner's parent's mental health.
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Posted by elainee May 05, 2020 at 16:50
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Posted by ljk84 May 05, 2020 at 17:02
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Posted by spittalhill May 05, 2020 at 17:17
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Posted by Jane May 05, 2020 at 17:22
Personally - really want to be able to do this but managing with daily phone calls to my elderly mum at present.
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Posted by Chardie May 05, 2020 at 17:52
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Posted by JockCrawford May 05, 2020 at 21:22
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Posted by Gesabrek May 08, 2020 at 07:05
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Posted by lichtie May 08, 2020 at 23:49
Although we both recognise the importance of social distancing and have adhered to the guidelines for 7 weeks (despite observing many apparently non-essential movements in both our areas), we feel a little bit more flexibility is called for. We both live in rural areas where the incidence of Covid-19 has been low and where, fortunately, it is easy to maintain social distancing when we leave our houses. If permitted to meet up, we would otherwise continue to practice social distancing, minimising trips from the house etc.
Having already lost my wife to cancer after a 14 year battle with the disease, I recognise just how stressful diagnosis and treatment can be for cancer sufferers, most especially when the NHS is forced to delay treatment. I know my partner would benefit from the support I can offer, yet we don't wish to act, or appear to act, unilaterally. I know, from talking to others and reading comments on this site, that we are not alone in our problem. I feel that doctors might be allowed to issue some sort of authority to travel in circumstances such as ours. Of course this would be open to abuse but, as with disabled parking permits, if the advantages to the patient are seen to outweigh the risk, surely some degree of discretion should be allowed.
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Posted by lisasilver May 09, 2020 at 09:47
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