Should the 2 metre social distancing rule be reduced ?

The PM BJ is saying something today at 1700 on the daily update .
Mick

Well I’m doing my risk assessment at the moment for a potential reopening in July. I’m a beauty therapist.

So far I haven’t been able to get over this rule. I’ve tried lots of sites. My professional body has lots of advice but I haven’t, as yet, worked out how to treat anyone without touching them!

Anyone out there with very long legs who wants a pedicure?

PamelaJ1
I'm only 5' but I will if you will ?

PamelaJ1 ?

I had read a couple of weeks ago that it was being considered but I haven’t heard any more.

Yes we all know that the virus is still there but the numbers are coming down so I would have thought that now is the ideal time to change.

We all know that a lot of businesses are really struggling to survive so I do hope it’s being seriously considered.

Perhaps pedicures are permitted. Chiropodists are working and some have worked right through lockdown.

I accept that a pedicure is different but it's the same area of the body.

I am uncertain.

Meryl, shame I haven’t got arms like twizzle?

I do, however have a niece with links to the Dept. Of public health so, hopefully, will be able to get some more useful information from her.

Jennifer, yes we keep hearing things from the government but they aren’t quite comprehensive enough. They blithely tell us we can open but don’t really give us the definitive rules. I suppose that’s so we get sued not them. Cynical? Moi??

Tangerine, if I can only do pedicures I won’t bother.

PamelaJ1 - yes, after I posted, I began to think that it wouldn't be worth opening for just pedicures.

Still, if they said they were permitted, it might feel encouraging and you might feel more positive about the reopening of your salon.

I know health and avoidance of thousands of deaths are very important but it must be so hard for people losing money hand over fist.

Maybe the " Social Bubble" which if explained properly ,means to single people can meet at one of those households and stay overnight .
Social distancing does not apply.
Mick

The minister has just said that businesses should follow the Covid secure rules.
That’s OK then??‍♀️

They don't mention that where they only observe the 1m/1.5m rule face masks are worn everywhere, in some places even outdoors. Otherwise I wouldn't feel very safe.

I did my own pedicure yesterday, thankyou----with the greatest of effort after soaking my feet for nearly 2 hours I'll repeat the process in 2 weeks time.

However what does scare me is my own reluctance to go to hospital. I had a pretty bad A/fib " do " this afternoon which lasted nearly 4 hours so I rode it out when normally I'd have been blue-lighted into emergency. Pulse was all over the place.
I'm okay now but feel washed out----and strangely hungry too so a piece of toast and cuppa will suffice.

No way will I be going anywhere, least of all hospital when people are still dying of Covid.

Ellan sorry to hear must have been scaring. We are reminded not to hesitate to call or visit the emergency services, but obvious we don't want to go there at the moment if we can help it. Hope you are OK now.

Aw, thankyou BlueSky, yes I'm getting there thankyou. x I see it as a damned inconvenience as it comes out of the blue. Because it's the whole circulation that's affected it's quite draining but I've got my cup of tea and toast and I should be okay.
If I can avoid hospital well and good. It could have been a different story in the middle of the night though.

The new social bubble situation (where Granny can come and stay overnight) seems to be timed very conveniently.

Just when the government wants people to return to work, with the schools still unable to provide childcare - suddenly, there's concern for 'lonely' people - funny that!

I just don't feel comfortable with this easing though much as I miss the family, especially as children are going to school.

I can’t see that it matters as people are not doing 2m anyway.
You can see them walking together about 2 feet apart or in the case of most young people , 0 feet apart !

What Hetty ? Have I missed something ?

..with our 2 metre rule with the WHO recommending just 1 metre and many other countries having 1.50 metres

Can I suggest that other countries do not have our death rates, nor our ongoing high levels of infections. 39,000 new infections last week, down from 53,000 the previous week. Still way too high in my view.

Let's get these figures down before lessening the 2metres distancing rule.

EllanVannin that's very worrying. Please say you at least phone NHS 111.

I'm on Scotland and very happy with the slower pace of easing here.

Safer countries with competent governments are able to reduce the rule to one metre.

That is not possible here where the Vote Leave government has proved to be the most incompetent in the world and dealing with the pandemic.

I agree with Blinko. Perhaps they’re waiting to see what effect the recent demonstrations have on the R rate. If it has no effect on numbers it’ll be safe to drop the distancing.

Yes it should. The WHO says 1m and that would make it possible for many many more places to open, the most important of which is schools.
Nurseries are opening, with no possibility of anybody keeping any distance at all from anybody else, yet 4 year olds at school have to be 2m apart.
This means only 15 or fewer kids in a room, which most primaries cannot do, so most children are still at home and learning nothing. 6 months is a huge chunk out of a child’s life to be without education. Remember all the fuss and fines when parents took a holiday in term time and were told it would ruin their chances for years to come?