Life during lockdown

What is really needed is much more testing to identify how many people are carrying coronavirus without feeling ill.  Until then, one has to remain cautious about distancing. Face masks don't protect the wearer from coronavirus - they prevent the wearer from spreading coronavirus to others.  Wearing a face mask therefore is a public-spirited act!

Why try to re-invent the wheel? Why not observe the countries that have been successful in fighting the virus and getting back to normal, and follow their best practice? Does anyone trust our government to come up with "world-beating" solutions?

I do not feel particularly safe. Government are spineless and quarantine should have been implemented immediately. Flights should not have been allowed to bring those who were not being repatriated. Wearing masks compulsory on public transport needs to be implemented. Many still flout this edict because it is not enforced. Mass gatherings have made a mockery of social distancing and have made the Police look incompetent. BLM is important, but not the disgraceful mob rule behaviour. Likewise the use of parks and beaches where social distancing was ignored.  I feel very vulnerable because of inadequate government guidance and enforcement. It's too early to open pubs,  restaurants , cinemas. Priority to get children safely back to school. Industry needs to be fired up. Foreign holidays at this time is farcical. We have to get some control over the virus, that is the priority not going places where there is a danger of contacting it and bringing it home. We need honest and accurate information. Hard when the government is rudderless and lacks focus. 
Boris said the virus is like a shark circling and ready to strike, this is probably the most honest thing he has said. My life is more important than a hair cut, a glass of wine at the pub, a shopping trip. Get a grip. We all need to pull together and stay home as much as possible within our family bubble and get this virus starved of the opportunity to do more damage. 

The use of masks is doubtful as an effective hygiene measure.  simply because people don't know how to use them properly. Examples are ties wrongly positioned, gaping sides, mask hanging on chest off the ear, constant touching of the outside of the (now contaminated) mask and improper disposal. This leads to the spread, not the limitation of the virus. So, if you insist on a mask, use it correctly, don't touch the outside of it except to adjust it when you put it on and dispose of it carefully when done with it. Reusable masks are not recommended as they accumulate contaminants however much you wash them. As for the rest, I will not be rushing down to the shops,pubs,hairdresser,theatres because of the ridiculous way people behave. Anyway,  where is the pleasure in queuing to buy unwanted trinkets, unneeded foods or dubious entertainment? 

I am quite comfortable with wearing a mask or face covering, but many people seem to view this as some kind of political statement, akin to taking the knee,  behaving quite aggressively and walking into me on purpose.  My daughter and family have had similar experiences where they live in the Midlands.  While the queues outside shops are orderly, social distancing is not being observed inside them, nor the one-way system (which is clearly laid out.)  So it's the inconsiderate behaviour of a minority of others that bothers me the most; I'm confident that the venues have plans in place to safeguard the public, but you can't fix thoughtless and stupid.

Well, I really enjoyed Lockdown. I don't like people., I love the social distancing and it can carry on forever as far as I am concerned.I am tired of hearing how amazingly compliant the 'Great British Public' have been when I see widespread rule-breaking throughout. It is very clear that you cannot rely on anyone else to do the right thing - if you want to avoid catching the virus, then take the steps you need that are appropriate for you. 

I think the government failed in its leadership throughout the corona virus and continues to fail.  I am disappointed and appalled.  

If you say the public must wear masks on public transport then it should be enforced and people fined if they do not adhere. It makes sense as people crowd together on transport and for many they have no choice. It should also be a general rule, not a law, that the older population wear masks outside and keep distancing just for our own safety.  THERE IS NO VACCINE AS YET AND THE VIRUS IS STILL WITH US AND EITHER IT MUTATES FURTHER OR WEAKENS.  Until the vaccine is found we should continue to wash our hands and use hand sanitizer.

WE MUST RETURN TO WORK AND GET OUR ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK.  When the second wave arrives I think we should not return to lockdown but return to everyone wearing masks, washing hands and social distancing.  Our Economy can not withstand another lockdown.  Our country will be bankrupt and so many people out of work.

When opening theatres, cinemas, pubs, restaurants etc.  standard practices should be in place i.e. temperatures taken on entering, people wearing maks (except when eating, drinking) hand santiser on hand if the public have not brought their own.

Measures need to be put in place so all generations feel safe.

The younger generation seem to be the carriers and their behaviour todate at these illegal raves etc. are unacceptable.  Why did the government not use the army to support the police????

PUTTING IN SENSIBLE PRECAUTIONS IN ALL VENUES, WORK PLACES ETC. WILL ENABLE OUR COUNTRY TO GO FORWARD.

As someone who is "Shielding" I'm still very wary of things, even though we're now allowed out to places like shops. I find it quite disturbing the amount of people blatantly disregarding the "Mandatory" rule about wearing face masks on public transport. But these people don't care because they have no responsibility as it wasn't taught them by their child parents. Everything was handed to them on a plate and now they expect it as adults. The GLA should set up a task force to enforce the rule and fine people who have no excuse. Think of the revenue it would bring in for much needier causes/businesses/theaters/etc. The revenue would far outweigh the costs of employing these people. 

There is a very good alternative to the present lockdown measures. A special cloth called Sarabil. People have to just get dresses made from this cloth with a full glass Mask embedded into a full cap like the motorcycle helmet. The mask helps people to freely recognize each other  The honorable Mayor  should enable textile industries in London or in the country to manufacture this cloth.  The cloth is 10 net layered, the 5 & 6 layers are made of nanometer spiked threads. The purpose of the cloth is to filter out everything flowing in the air, including all pathogen, various types of known and unknown virus, bacteria, worms, flies and others to delivering to the skin all over the body including the scalp filtered clean air. The cloth traps all virus and kills them. The Covid-19 virus has a diameter ranging from 60 to ,140 Nanometers. Inside, the first 4 layers are sufficient to hold and trap it immovable. If the virus survives the four layers and tries to cross the 5th layer, it gets cut, sliced into  as many nanometer lengths as it's diameter, both horizontally and vertically. That would be the end of the virus. Not only this but every other virus. The cloth is part of a new Therapy called Fancells Therapy, designed to protect people at risk. People wearing the dresses can freely move about hug and rub each other without any worry. People should wear full dresses, not just cover their mouth and nose. Published, updated research shows that the virus apart from being contagious is virulent airborne. This fact has been glossed ove, needs a fast measure  The dresses can be any wear we use, shirts and pants including suits etc. 

Thank you.

I am in the "extremely vulnerable" grouping.  So obviously it will be a while before I can socialise.  However, I am avidly looking at what is happening as am desperate to be let loose when I feel safe to do do so.  I Firmly saw that initially, people were being very responsible and compliant with advice.  However the government seemed to start being very wishy-washy in the advice and with advisors and minister breaching it themselves, all credibility was lost.  Consequently, it all seemed to start fraying at the edges.  Plus no attention was paid to face coverings, in fact, they were virtually dismissed as ineffective.  

Now the government are saying masks have to be worn on public transport and are "advised" in shops etc.  Yet we have not seen any politician wearing a mask and nobody in Parliament doing so, even in the public areas,  Again, No Leadership, No Example  = No responsibility = No Compliance.  

I would be happy to visit Art Galleries, with good spacing and Outdoor Events when I am able to exit shielding.  I will be nervous about theatres and cinemas. 

There is not a lot of chance of catching C19 if you are careful at the moment but that is because none of the older people are going out where younger people are. Be interesting to see what happens when lots of places open. In the states there are now a lot of younger people with Covid because of the extra freedom. If peeps keep to social distancing it will stay low, if not??? They are not testing enough, workers in hospital are not routinely tested and asymptomatic peeps will continue to spread it. Testing when they have symptoms is too late and when winter arrives, who knows what will happen.one only has to look at the. Ountries who have controlled the virus well to know what is the best course to take but England does its own thing which is why we have one of the worst death rates, if not the worst in Europe. I"ll not be visiting any of these places soon.

As a member of a vulnerable group, I don't feel safe attending indoor events with other people. This is because many people are ceasing to care about social distancing, which may also be a problem at outdoor events, depending on how it is monitored by the venue. I think people have lost trust in the government's directives.

Public transport is also a no-no for the same reason.

I would love to see more theatre, and might be persuaded to attend an outdoor performance, with distancing.

Generally, I feel rather gloomy about the prospect of there being safe cultural events in the future. 

I agree with many of the previous posts about public transport being the limiting factor in my social life. I was trying not to use the car and succeeding (getting the bus more, mostly, but also the tube and overland railway). Then we were told not to use it because of the virus, and actually I really enjoyed the clean air and quieter streets. The current problem is when you get on a tube, and there's plenty of space, then loads more people get on the next stop and suddenly you are crammed in like sardines (like in the bad old days)! This is worrying, because some people don't seem aware that others are trying to stay a safe distance away from them.

The result is that more people drive (or take a cab) and the air gets filthy again. It's a tricky problem, the long term solution is Green Energy of course, but what is the short term solution? I want to get out and go to live music again!!

As an 'oldie' I want to start swimming again as  this was my usual exercise. I would be happy to arrive in my costume, swim in an open air pool and leave in my costume wrapped up in a towelling dressing gown. I would also like to sing in my choir spaced out in a large space, even if we couldn't perform to an audience.