Why aren’t the press asking about family contact?

Teacheranne - snap!

MH dodged the question because the short answer is probably 'No', which wont be popular by a long shot. At least the questionner raised this important issue.

I would expect that someone in the back office will be taking notes on both Qs and As so they can get a sensible answer eventually.

Unless they really are stumbling from one balls up to another...

Hi Julie64, I did hear a question regarding this issue on one of the afternoon catch ups on TV

Matt Hancock dodged the question somewhat

I suppose he just doesn't know. This was the question posed.

She wrote: “I'm missing my grandchildren so much. Please can you let me know if, after the five criteria are met, is being able to hug our closest family one of the first steps out of lockdown?"

My grandchildren live in the US, it could be months or even years before I see them again as overseas travel in a plane will be curtailed for ages.

I fear we may not be able to physically hug our GCs till there's a vaccine. Mine too are around 100 miles away, which normally means an overnight stay. Also not possible in the foreseeable future. Thinking about it, even if we could visit (though there and back in a day is tiring at our age) we wouldn't be able to hug them as social distancing would presumably still be in force.

Doesn't sound hopeful in the short to medium term, does it?

Yes they don’t seem to ask the questions we want answered. This is my top one. When can I drive the 100 miles to see my lovely family? My 2 year old grand babies only understand so much on FaceTime and I long to hold them.

Stay strong Julie64

Even if we get to see our grandchildren it won’t involve hugs will it?