Lemongrove Thu 11-Jun-20 08:19:43
Kate54
This is from the BBC news website and seems quite clear:
‘What is a support bubble?
From this Saturday in England, single adults living alone - or single parents with children under 18 - can form a "support bubble" with one other household. The second household can be of any size but the measure does not include anyone who is shielding.
Everyone in a support bubble will be able to act as if they live in the same household and spend time together in each other's homes, and not stay 2m (6ft) apart. They will be able to stay overnight.
The bubble must be exclusive and you cannot switch households. If anyone in the bubble has coronavirus symptoms then everyone in both households will have to self-isolate.’
Now, people have just got to work out how to get there...
Come on fellow GNers, it’s hardly rocket science to follow is it?! ^Any younger members of the forum will think we are a load of confused elders.^?
It’s all about mental health (well being, )not that it’s suddenly safe for an older person or indeed a younger person to bubble with another, it’s a balancing act , the chance of getting the virus against terrible loneliness.It will still be their own choice to do it of course.
The problem is, Lemongrove, that what has been said by the BBC does nor actually match what was said by Boris or Whitty.
It's perfectly possible, of course, that the BBC and other media were given a more detailed official account of the new rule, on which they have based their interpretations, but without knowing that for certain for certain, it is not surprising that people are confused.
Also, I guess many people only hear this type of news in snippets, rather than from detailed/accurate sources, leaving a lot of potential for other misunderstandings.