Family holiday in UK in June - 3 households - 9 people. Likely be fine, right? Says in the PDF that there will be relaxing of social contacts in stage 3 and more emphasis on personal responsibility.
Sadly I think you're right regarding the optics, which shows this is a political decision, not a scientific one. Shame.
I have numerous friends who aren't rich who would like to be able to play golf. There's no risk.
I generally think what we've heard about the roadmap sounds about right, decent level of caution, but I do agree on Golf (a sport I don't personally like playing, before anyone suggests personal bias...).
There is absolutely no risk whatsoever to two people playing golf together at the moment...
It does - but I think they want to manage the shift in attitude towards this pandemic very carefully - article from Peston tonight about how the responsibility for safety is going to be passed back to us.
For example, at some point the guidance is going to stop having any element of legality...
Worth mentioning - Tim Spector (who runs the ZOE app) has confirmed they are looking into whether part of the reason for the recent uptick/flattening is due to the fact they ask people to log their post vaccine symptoms, yet there's nowhere on the app for this to be separated from symptoms that...
From what I’ve seen leaked/reported, any easings on March 8th - bar schools - are not ones that will effect the R rate whatsoever.
Golf and Tennis allowed - within a few days of 8th March.
Can meet someone from another household outside for a coffee - I have to admit, I’ve not done it but...
I think it'll be a case of getting to around Tier 3 (late March), then 2 (late April), then 1 (late May), and seeing what happens. Watching Israel also.
I really hope they allow playing outdoor sport soon. So low risk, and so beneficial to many people who have very little else atm.