The new rules for coronavirus - how will it affect your family?

It’s my 70th birthday next Friday. Due to Covid all our plans for a holiday abroad were scrapped and reduced to a BBQ in the garden for my closest family - my children and their families and my sister and her children. 12 in total. Now that ruined too. I feel it’s very unfair as we’ve all stuck closely to the rules for six months and now my birthday is in ruins.

Just come across this on daily gov alert (which I get via email) useful info on what we can and cannot do from Monday. Hope its useful for anyone who like me needed more clarification.
www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do

I'm glad the government have acted in a timely manner for once. I do think they could have said two households as this rule of six excludes those of us who luckily still have spouses but the AC have families of 5 or more. My DH have exactly the same risk, we're almost joined at the hip so it wouldn't make a difference

If they count 2 small children as one adult, then It won't make much difference to me, although my DD usually has us all, including her DH's family round at Christmas. Obviously that will stop!

Is a 'keep fit' group classed as an actual 'sport' though? I assumed they referred to sporting clubs, running, football, etc.

It is being stated that the major cause of the figures increasing once again for Covid-19 is infection between family groups and the socialising of young people.

However, the vast majority of the above groups are of working age, and with that there comes, as the numbers rise, an ever-increasing chance of employees carrying the infection into their places of work.

Should the above scenario bring about the closure of Britain's very large food distribution centres, food processors or the road transport industry then this nation could really find itself with very many major problems.

Therefore those that are now complaining that they will not be able to get to see their families all together once again, or socialise in larger groups should consider the above and contemplate how they can help avoid that situation rather than just moan in regard to what prevents then personally carrying out what they wish.

Theres a slighter uprise in under tens spike but the year 6 got sent back to school first and followed by kids with exam years soon,year 10's- in june/july- now colleges (age 16- 19) have been back since 2nd sept, and yes its on the rise already!

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I was wondering about buses too EllanVannin.We can't meet up in more than 6 family in a group,but we sit on a bus with strangers.
I was looking forward to a keep fit group I was going to starting up again.We met on the park on monday to talk about it,now we can't even do that,good thing we met this week,while we still could.This is all supposed to be about young people,hope they all obey the rules,I doubt it

As I understand things, organised sports are exempted as long as they're Covid compliant.

We are celebrating my son's birthday on Sunday - 8 of us (including children) at a local restaurant. This will be out first jaunt as a family since February and, clearly now, our last for the foreseeable future. As my daughter said, if the rule had come in any earlier, two of us would have had to be "uninvited"! I do understand the need for something to be done but it is certainly making life more difficult!??

wont affect me as I very rarely meet up with 2 other people

We live in Wales where rules differ. Our 5 Adult Children and our beloved Grandchildren live in England, Australia and Ireland . We have managed recently to catch up with some of them by sticking to the rules but we still cannot see all of them sadly. The new rules in England will mean that we can see less of the family If we visit them but not if they come to us ( at the moment). We do not want to break any rules most of all we do not want to get Covid or be responsible for its spread so we just have to deal with it. We have also sold our house in order to move closer to some of the children but not sure it will help!?

I was wondering about buses too EllanVannin.We can't meet up in more than 6 family in a group,but we sit on a bus with strangers.
I was looking forward to a keep fit group I was going to starting up again.We met on the park on monday to talk about it,now we can't even do that,good thing we met this week,while we still could.This is all supposed to be about young people,hope they all obey the rules,I doubt it

Haven't they realised the spikes are in 10-19 year olds mostly as thats the ages of people they've just sent back to schools&colleges?

We have followed the rules but will find this “6 only”rule difficult as we have two married daughters and one teenage grandson.It will be hard not to be able to see them all together.However it is now a criminal offence to exceed 6 so we will have to see them separately.Hopefully,if we all follow the rules they may be relaxed before Christmas.

It will mean i cant see most of my AC & their families when i was just starting to feel safe enough to try- as theres 6 already in eldest sons house(2adults 4kids, as had new addition this yr,whom ive only seen once!) And theres 5 in eldest DD home but my son would have to wait in car, if i went to visit her.its very restricting on large families, if theyre not the ones you share a house with.There's me& my 2 youngest sons in our house(17&21) but if we visited other of my AC, we cant all 3 go in together!

Duvetdiva I also completely agree with you.

Furret spot on! We will be in the same position as you. It would be easier to stomach if I had even the smallest amount of confidence in the government. Never mind we always have his moonshot to look forward to!

Probably like the majority of folk on this website we’ve been sensible throughout this unsettling period of time so it upsets me that we are now suffering this new rule of six.
I feel insulted that I’m treated as though I have little common sense.
It would be helpful to know the sources of the increased spreading of the virus then stricter rules could be directed there instead.

For those asking about public transport - this is not affected by the new law. The law applies to social/family groupings as this is where the recent spikes are said to have occurred.

Someone discussed this on the news last night, said if a family have three children, therefore a family of five including parents, we’re back to the situation where that family cannot go to see the grandparents, unless one grandparent goes out until they’ve gone.

Church services can go ahead but with no more than 6 at a time, but slimming clubs can have 30! We normally have 15-20 relatives on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, think we’re going to have to book tables at a local restaurant, 6 people per table socially distanced, no washing up! ( silver lining!! )

I count myself very lucky, as I am going to the UK next week, the first two weeks in self isolation, the following two weeks I will not be meeting more than a few people at any one time.I will have to put up with my own company,like a lot of other people.

I tell you now,, if it wasn`t for my cat, I am sure I would have ended it all by now. humans, well generalising, just need to needed?

Haven`t read all the posts above..

but listening to bbc tv. and a parent/grandparents and I did see a comment above, how it is so hard for families

I thought of those people , not necessarily elderly, or disabled... those people who have no one....

so rarely are they considered...

me? my gks and parents are 6, I am invited for Sunday roast, Sunday`s are the pits when living alone, (me recently alone for the first time EVER in my life)

so I won`t be able to visit them now... so... another adjustment.. and what about Christmas!!! I am dreading this Christmas.

It won't affect us because we've been cautious anyway. My family have seen too much in the hospitals where they work to take Covid lightly.

Wed already decided that getting the family together, even at Christmas, was a bad idea. Who wants their whole family going down with this!
Bad enough when just one of them catches it.